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Tuesday's storm blog: Tornadoes hit Iowa

04:22 PM
May 21, 2024

Tuesday's storm blog
Tornadoes hit Iowa

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Severe storms are rolling across the central U.S., producing dangerous tornadoes across Iowa late Tuesday afternoon. These are the details as the events unfolded.

Greenfield, Iowa flattened by tornado

4 p.m. CT

Our storm chaser and weather reporter Jonathan Petramala captured a view of this tornado near Stanton, Iowa. The video above shows several tornado interceptions. Here are few images:

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A tornado seen crossing a farm near Stanton, Iowa on Tuesday, May 21.

3:45 p.m. CT

Our live stream captured a tornado moving across the road in Iowa.

YouTube LIVE Recapread more

1:45 p.m. CT

A Particular Dangerous Tornado Watch extends from eastern Nebraska eastward across Iowa, southeastern Minnesota and northwestern Illinois.

12 noon CT

On Monday evening, a severe storm laid down a layer of hail, with several inches accumulating.

11:45 a.m. CT

The latest forecast maps have been issued and the severe weather chances have expanded to include more of Wisconsin and Iowa in the Moderate risk area.

11 a.m. CT

Mary Mays will be live at 1 p.m. CT (2 p.m. ET) to discuss the storm developments. Click here to subscribe and get notified on when she is live and on the air.

8 a.m. CT

Today's severe riskread more

Nearly 50 million people are in at least a slight risk of severe thunderstorms, including the chance for damaging winds and tornadoes. An enhanced risk, level 3 out of 5 on the severity scale, covers the Missouri Valley, central Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes from south of Kansas City northeastward to Lake Michigan. This includes Kansas City, Mo., Milwaukee, Wisc., and Chicago.

An even higher "enhanced risk," level 4 out of 5 extends across northern Missouri, central and eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois and southwestern Wisconsin.

Find the latest forecast written by meteorologist Irene Sans above.

As our WeatherRadar shows, severe storms are already rolling across the central Plains. These are part of the first wave of today's storms.

James West
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