Official: 6 dead as large tornado roars through central Iowa

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Six people were killed Saturday when a tornado swept through central Iowa, damaging buildings and knocking down trees and power lines, authorities said.

Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured in addition to those killed when the tornado touched down in the area southwest of Des Moines at about 4:30 p.m. Among those killed were children and adults.

Madison County Emergency Management Director Diogenes Ayala said 25 to 30 homes were badly damaged by the tornado.

“This is the worst anyone has seen in a very long time,” he said.



A utility worker tends to a downed stoplight on Highway 69 in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, March 5, 2022, after a strong storm caused damage in areas of central Iowa. (Bryon Houlgrave/The Des Moines Register via AP)


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-storms-environment-and-nature-iowa-des-moines-41e5a481e029e8b8b1eb428976f7139f

[Scrivener7]

1. Those poor families. When a loved one is killed in a storm it

feels biblical.

[Frustratedlady]

2. I can't remember a time when one alert after another interrupted the TV programs.

They apparently were tracking more than one or two tornadoes plus severe thunderstorms with ping-pong ball sized hail and high winds.

At one point, I know there wasn't a minute between warnings.

Sincere condolences to those who lost loved ones.

[Lemon Lyman]

3. Ugh

Tornadoes on Saturday night. Snow forecast for Monday.

[wnylib]

6. Those changing temperatures create

the atmosphere for tornadoes.

Warm spell followed by cold front.

[Stainless]

4. Karma for their abusive treatment of transgender people?

Iowa Repukes deserve the worst.

[minstrel76]

5. @Stainless: Schadenfreude? 4 of the victims were children. Just saying.