GREENFIELD, Iowa (FOX 9) – The Iowa State Patrol says multiple deaths have been reported after a tornado ripped through the small city of Greenfield.
Among the homes and businesses damaged was a retirement center, but officials aren’t sure if there were any injuries at the center.
Shelters have been set up for residents. A curfew has been implemented in the city overnight, starting at 10 p.m. Iowa State Patrol plans to release more details Wednesday morning on cleanup efforts.
“Most of this town is gone, Steve. There’s no other way to put it. Most of this town’s gone.”
Greenfield is about 50 miles southwest of Des Moines and 75 miles east of Omaha.
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Multiple potential tornadoes have been reported in Iowa, as the state along with parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin were under a significant tornado watch on Tuesday.
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has received reports of tornadoes from the Greenfield area, Macksburg, Winterset, Norwalk, Alleman, Cambridge, Nevada, and Pleasant Hill over the course of the late afternoon. All of these locations are within 50 miles of Des Moines, mostly to the west of the city.
A professional weather chaser also shared a video of a tornado destroying a windmill near Williamson, about 40 miles from the Missouri border.
Tornado near Carbon, Iowa [RAW]
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