A powerful tornado ripped through Greenfield, Iowa, on Tuesday, killing scores and injuring at least 12 people, according to the Weather Channel. The small town, about 55 miles southwest of Des Moines, was nearly completely destroyed.
The Greenfield tornado was part of a larger storm that produced multiple tornadoes, large hail and heavy rain across multiple states. Homes and businesses were reduced to rubble, trees were downed and cars were destroyed. Residents were seen helping each other salvage possessions from the rubble.
in southwest iowathe tornado destroyed many of the 250-foot-tall wind turbines, some of which caught fire and sent plumes of smoke into the air.
Early Tuesday morning, residents in Omaha, Nebraska, woke up to weather sirens and power outages due to heavy rain, strong winds and large hail. More than 5 inches of rain fell within two hours, causing massive flooding. The basement flooded and the car was submerged.
Another storm hit Colorado and western Nebraska on Monday night. Hail the size of baseballs and golf balls fell in Yuma, Colorado, turning streets into rivers of water and ice. A front-end loader was needed to clear the half-foot-deep hail that fell Tuesday.
In Oklahoma, a deadly tornado ripped through the small town of Barnsdall on Monday night, killing one person, injuring five others and damaging dozens of homes. It was part of a series of more than a dozen tornadoes that hit states in the central United States. Kansas, South Dakota, Missouriearly last week.
At least seven people were killed when severe storms hit the Houston area last week. The hurricane’s strong winds and severe weather caused widespread power outages, leaving many people without air conditioning in the sweltering heat. Businesses and buildings were reduced to rubble, and glass on downtown skyscrapers was shattered.
A tornado struck Tuesday evening. michigan Significant damage was caused to the portage. Thousands lost power and the area faced hail flooding and severe thunderstorm warnings. A tornado emergency was declared in Union City, with multiple trees and power lines down across the state.
This latest devastation follows nearly two months of severe weather across the Midwest, including a cluster of tornadoes that affected five states in mid-March. These storms left three people dead and over 100 injured. The continued severe weather highlights the continued vulnerability of these regions to natural disasters, The Weather Channel reported.
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Date first uploaded: 22 May 2024, 12:48 IST
