The tornado that struck Tuesday left a wide swath of obliterated homes and crumpled cars. Officials did not immediately give details of other deaths or injuries.
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Through Tuesday, there have been 27% more tornadoes in the country than average. The preliminary count for this year of 859 is the highest since 2017 and is significantly more than the average of 676 through May 21, according to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma.
Authorities in Iowa were continuing search and rescue efforts after a deadly tornado slammed the state, devastating the town of Greenfield and killing an undisclosed number of people there.
Crews are continuing to search methodically for survivors in a small Iowa town devastated by a powerful tornado. Authorities have not said how many were killed or injured in the