Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Madison County, saying she and her husband are praying for the lives claimed and those injured in the tornado. “Downed power lines, standing water and debris blocking roadways are creating dangerous travel conditions in this area and we are asking for the public’s assistance by staying clear of the area and allowing these agencies to work unimpeded,” the sheriff’s office cautioned in the post. First responders were in the area conducting a damage assessment and helping residents. The severe weather caused “damage to several homes, power lines, and trees,” the sheriff’s office said. The NWS in Des Moines had earlier warned a “large and extremely dangerous storm” was moving toward Pleasant Hill, a city about five miles east of Des Moines, and people should seek shelter immediately. Two people were injured in Polk County, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post. The tornado caused damage to several homes, buildings, power lines and vegetation, Lamb said in a news release Sunday morning. Mike Lamb, emergency management coordinator for Lucas, Appanoose, Davis and Monroe Counties said as well as one person killed near Chariton, multiple people were also injured. The tornado, which ripped through multiple counties near Des Moines, also left one adult with life-threatening injuries and three others hospitalized in serious condition, Ayala said. “This is, I think, the worst anyone has seen in quite a long time,” Ayala said Sunday morning. Ayala had previously said that one adult had life-threatening injuries and three others had been hospitalized in serious condition. Six people in the county are still being treated for injuries sustained in the tornado, officials said. In addition, an EF2 tornado with estimated winds of 122 mph occurred near Leon, which was on the ground for 19 miles.Īn EF1 tornado with 110 mph winds occurred in Vinton, another with 100 mph winds struck in West Lake Park and an EF-0 tornado also impacted West Lake Park with 65 mph winds, according to the NWS.Īyala said the Winterset tornado damaged or destroyed about 52 homes in Madison County within a span of 13.7 miles and that the wind speed at one point reached 155 miles per hour. That tornado was on the ground for 16 and a half miles. Damage surveys from the NWS offices in Des Moines and Quad Cities suggested another EF3 with estimated winds of 138 mph was responsible for damage near Chariton, it said. The NWS said Sunday the Winterset tornado was one of at least two EF3 tornadoes to hit Iowa on Saturday. It hopes to complete a damage survey for the Winterset tornado on Monday. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Des Moines said an initial estimate of the Madison County tornado showed it was an EF3, with wind speeds of at least 136 miles per hour. He had earlier said there were two victims aged under 5.Ī person in a rural area near the Lucas County city of Chariton was also killed, an official said. The oldest victim was 72-years-old and the youngest was aged 2, Ayala told a news conference in Winterset Sunday afternoon. Six Madison County residents were killed, Madison County Emergency Management Director Diogenes Ayala said. Seven people, including two children, died in a series of tornadoes that ripped through multiple counties near Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, officials said.
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