Over Two Dozen Tornadoes Ripped Across Iowa, Including an EF3 msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Des Moines Register
One tornado watch is set to expire at 9 p.m. this evening for much of central and northern Iowa while another, covering parts of northeast Iowa, southwest Wisconsin and several of the northwestern-most counties in Illinois, is in effect until midnight, according to the National Weather Service.
Polk, Dallas, Story, Linn and Johnson counties were among those included in the pair of watches. According to the watches, severe thunderstorms are possible throughout the evening and bring an increased risk of severe weather.
Numerous tornado warnings were issued across the state Wednesday afternoon and evening. Videos and pictures of funnel clouds, tornadoes touching down and storm damage are circulating the internet.
There have been no reports of injuries after a tornado swept through southern Calhoun County Wednesday afternoon. Initial reports indicate the tornado touched down west of Lake City at approximately 3:55 p.m. City Administrator, Eric Wood, says it then pushed into town south of Highway 175.
The tornado remained in mostly rural areas as it tracked towards Webster County. As of 7 p.m., the towns of Lake City, Lohrville and Lanesboro are without power with nearly 1,400 customers affected by the outage. Crews are currently on scene working to restore electricity, but Wood says it could take a few days to get everyone reconnected.
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