01:21Mandatory credit: Wendi Lane
A devastating tornado tore through the small town of Greenfield in Iowa on Tuesday, resulting in multiple fatalities and leaving over a dozen people injured as powerful storms swept through the Midwest.
Footage captures the aftermath of the tornado, depicting a path of destruction with damaged houses, uprooted trees, crushed vehicles, and scattered debris strewn across the area.
Greenfield, a community of 2,000 residents located approximately 88 kilometres (55 miles) from Des Moines, faced the deadliest tornado in its history.
Following its rampage in Greenfield, the storm system moved eastward, impacting Illinois and Wisconsin and causing power outages for more than 130,000 households. The town's damaged hospital compelled a dozen injured individuals to seek medical care elsewhere, as reported.
Governor Kim Reynolds has authorised a declaration of a disaster emergency for 15 Iowa counties in light of the severe weather conditions prevailing across the state.
Multiple dead, dozens injured in Greenfield as tornado rips through Iowa
A devastating tornado tore through the small town of Greenfield in Iowa on Tuesday, resulting in multiple fatalities and leaving over a dozen people injured as powerful storms swept through the Midwest.
Footage captures the aftermath of the tornado, depicting a path of destruction with damaged houses, uprooted trees, crushed vehicles, and scattered debris strewn across the area.
Greenfield, a community of 2,000 residents located approximately 88 kilometres (55 miles) from Des Moines, faced the deadliest tornado in its history.
Following its rampage in Greenfield, the storm system moved eastward, impacting Illinois and Wisconsin and causing power outages for more than 130,000 households. The town's damaged hospital compelled a dozen injured individuals to seek medical care elsewhere, as reported.
Governor Kim Reynolds has authorised a declaration of a disaster emergency for 15 Iowa counties in light of the severe weather conditions prevailing across the state.
Mandatory credit: Wendi Lane
A devastating tornado tore through the small town of Greenfield in Iowa on Tuesday, resulting in multiple fatalities and leaving over a dozen people injured as powerful storms swept through the Midwest.
Footage captures the aftermath of the tornado, depicting a path of destruction with damaged houses, uprooted trees, crushed vehicles, and scattered debris strewn across the area.
Greenfield, a community of 2,000 residents located approximately 88 kilometres (55 miles) from Des Moines, faced the deadliest tornado in its history.
Following its rampage in Greenfield, the storm system moved eastward, impacting Illinois and Wisconsin and causing power outages for more than 130,000 households. The town's damaged hospital compelled a dozen injured individuals to seek medical care elsewhere, as reported.
Governor Kim Reynolds has authorised a declaration of a disaster emergency for 15 Iowa counties in light of the severe weather conditions prevailing across the state.