A powerful tornado ripped across central Iowa, killing several people, including children.
Six people, including two children, were killed when a powerful tornado ripped across central Iowa on Saturday.
The Madison County Emergency Management Agency said in addition to the six deaths, at least four adults were injured. One of those people suffered life-threatening injuries, while the other three are considered serious.At least an EF-3 tornado ripped through the Winterset, Iowa, area just southwest of Des Moines, at about 4:30 p.m. local time, according to the National Weather Service.A tornado of at least EF-3 hit Winterset, Iowa, on March 5, 2022, according to the National Weather Service.
"Initial interrogation of photos and videos from around Winterset suggests at least EF3 tornado damage occurred late Saturday afternoon," the Des Moines NWS office "NWS survey teams will be out Sunday to thoroughly investigate the damage and further assess a potential rating.”Diogenes Ayala, director of Madison County Emergency Management Agency, said at a press conference the victims were found at multiple locations. He does not believe anyone remains unaccounted for.
"Everyone's been all hands on deck," Ayala said."As soon as it hit the ground, people were out looking to assist, search and rescue efforts, so it's been nonstop. And we'll be doing this all night.""This is the worst that anyone's seen in quite a long time," he added."Our hearts and prayers go out to all those affected by today’s tragic storms that ripped through our state," Iowa Gov.
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