{"id":1361131,"date":"2022-03-06T13:38:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-06T18:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1361131"},"modified":"2022-03-06T13:38:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T18:38:35","slug":"reports-7-dead-after-tornadoes-rip-through-central-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-7-dead-after-tornadoes-rip-through-central-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: 7 Dead After Tornadoes Rip Through Central Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freports-7-dead-after-tornadoes-rip-through-central-iowa%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1361131&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/GettyImages-803353674-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">At least seven people, including two children, were killed when tornadoes ripped through central Iowa Saturday evening, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the two children and four adults were killed in Madison County, while one person was killed in Lucas County, KARE11 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kare11.com\/article\/weather\/iowa-weather-tornado-storm-damage-national-weather-service-colfax-pleasant-hill-winterset-norwalk-des-moines\/524-88b3148c-01af-4624-b39d-315880ad6701\">reported<\/a>. Four more were injured in Madison County.\u00a0The deceased have not been identified.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A tornado killed 7 people, including 2 young children, and injured 6 others in Iowa on Saturday night, officials say.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rTt1ziSDyM\">pic.twitter.com\/rTt1ziSDyM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ricky (@RickyG_TV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RickyG_TV\/status\/1500488989102555143?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSeveral tornadoes touched down throughout the afternoon and evening across central Iowa, leaving a widespread swath of damage from Winterset to Newton,\u201d according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tornado damage 2 miles SE of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chariton?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chariton<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAWX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAWX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSDesMoines?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NWSDesMoines<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHOtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@whotv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrettMcWx?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BrettMcWx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/82xXCJDknI\">pic.twitter.com\/82xXCJDknI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris |\u2607uball (@ChrisKuball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisKuball\/status\/1500260686366224392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Additional damage pictures SE of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chariton?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chariton<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IA?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IA<\/a> after a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/tornado?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#tornado<\/a>.  Family was home at time and is fine.  Hearing reports of significant injuries in surrounding area.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IAWX?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IAWX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SGUZil4chD\">pic.twitter.com\/SGUZil4chD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chris |\u2607uball (@ChrisKuball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisKuball\/status\/1500290876735729666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>One tornado touched down in Madison County at about 4:30 p.m., and Madison County Emergency Director Diogenes Ayala said it severely damaged between 25-30 homes, the Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tornadoes-storms-environment-and-nature-iowa-des-moines-41e5a481e029e8b8b1eb428976f7139f\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cThis is the worst anyone has seen in a very long time,\u201d Ayala said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>A tornado in the Winterset area of Madison County appears to have caused \u201cat least EF3\u201d damage, meaning it was \u201csevere\u201d and brought winds between 136-165 MPH, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/tae\/ef_scale\">according to the National Weather Service<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Initial interrogation of photos and videos from around Winterset suggests at least EF3 tornado damage occurred late Saturday afternoon. NWS survey teams will be out Sunday to thoroughly investigate the damage and further assess a potential rating.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS Des Moines (@NWSDesMoines) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSDesMoines\/status\/1500288701057748999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/01\/kim-reynolds-declares-parents-matter-in-sotu-response-speech\/\">delivered<\/a> the GOP\u2019s response to President Joe Biden\u2019s State of the Union address Tuesday, has <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.iowa.gov\/press-release\/gov-reynolds-issues-disaster-proclamation-for-madison-county%C2%A0\">issued<\/a> a disaster proclamation for Madison County, allowing for \u201c<\/span><span>state resources to be utilized in Madison County to assist with response and recovery efforts.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Damaged home on SE 78th Street in Pleasant Hill. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lbjTqmN8uy\">pic.twitter.com\/lbjTqmN8uy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lauren Johnson KCCI (@LJohnsonKCCI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LJohnsonKCCI\/status\/1500289219016675330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p><span>\u201cOur hearts go out to all those affected by the deadly storms that tore through our state today,\u201d Reynolds said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cKevin and I join with Iowans in prayer for those that lost their lives and those injured,\u201d she continued. \u201cOur hearts ache during this time, but I know Iowans will step up and come together to help in this time of need\u2014they already are.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tornado SW Winterset <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSDesMoines?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NWSDesMoines<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WHOWeather?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WHOWeather<\/a> I 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uQhtVYGsO0\">pic.twitter.com\/uQhtVYGsO0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Roger Riley (@rogerriley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rogerriley\/status\/1500240131449573382?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Resident Wendy Burkett <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/weather\/2022\/03\/05\/winterset-iowa-ef-3-tornado-severe-weather-damage\/9398107002\/\">told<\/a> the <em>Des Moines Register<\/em>\u00a0she was inside of her home with two of her three daughters at 4:15 p.m. when she received a call from her husband, who was working in a shed nearby. He alerted them of a tornado warning, and the pair met in the front yard.<\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cAnd then we saw it. The tornado,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201cThere was debris flying around and it was getting louder and louder.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They quickly entered their walkout basement and laid on top of one another for protection from the whipping winds. In a flash the storm passed through, breaking pipes and flushing water into the home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe didn\u2019t have a scratch on us,\u201d Burkett said, though she added the house they have had for 12 years was in tatters, with nearby trees covered with debris.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span> \u201cYou should have seen it when it was still light,\u201d Burkett told the <em>Register.<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least seven people, including two children, were killed when tornadoes ripped through central Iowa Saturday evening, according to reports. 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