The latest updates on the storms in Iowa reveal a devastating impact across several areas

The latest updates on the storms in Iowa reveal a devastating impact across several areas. Multiple tornadoes swept through the state, causing significant damage and loss of life. In the town of Greenfield, a tornado has led to an unknown number of fatalities, with at least 12 people treated in hospitals. The town of 2,000 people, located 40 miles southwest of Des Moines, saw its community devastated by the tornado, with entire streets turned to wreckage and cars demolished. The Adair County Memorial Hospital in Greenfield was also damaged, forcing first responders to take victims to facilities elsewhere.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds declared a disaster in 15 counties and is scheduled to visit the affected areas. The National Weather Service (NWS) has deployed three teams from its Des Moines office to survey the tornado damage, with results expected on Wednesday night. The severe weather is expected to move away from the Midwest and toward the southern Plains and the Mississippi Valley on Wednesday, with large hail, wind damage, and tornadoes likely across Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas.

In other parts of the state, tornadoes were also reported in Red Oak and Stanton. The NWS is reviewing almost two dozen tornado reports in four states, with 100,000 homes and businesses without power early Wednesday.

This series of tornadoes and severe storms is the latest in a stretch of severe weather that has been sweeping across the Midwest since early May, causing significant damage and loss of life in several states. 17GEN4.com