Damaging storms brought punishing winds and possible tornadoes to Iowa on Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least one dead and causing considerable destruction in the latest in a run of severe weather to have struck the Midwest in recent weeks.
A woman suffered a storm-related death in Adams County, according to Lisa Brown, the county’s medical examiner.
One of the structures appeared to have caught fire, releasing a large plume of smoke.
Footage circulating on social media appeared to show extensive damage in a residential area of Greenfield, Iowa, a small city of about 2,000 residents in Adair County about 50 miles southwest of Des Moines.
Video captured by a storm chaser showed a stretch of homes that had been reduced to piles of wood and rubble, and people being escorted away by emergency officials.
Persons:
Lisa Brown
Organizations:
Des Moines .
Locations:
Iowa, Adams County, Des Moines, Greenfield , Iowa, Adair County