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Five people are dead and dozens of others are injured after strong storms brought multiple tornadoes to the US state of Iowa.
Numerous supercells ravaged Iowa over the past few days, bringing hail, heavy rain, flooding, and most importantly, tornadoes. The majority of the deaths and damage were due to one EF4 that smashed through the town of Greenfield, which has been confirmed as the strongest tornado of the season. Tornado season typically lasts from March to May, and it is when most of the United States' twisters occur. Most of those happen in Tornado Alley, a portion of the central US which is very flat with good tornado conditions.
Hundreds of homes were wrecked by the Greenfield tornado, which reached wind speeds of 175 to 185 mph. It was over half a mile wide and devastated everything in its 44-mile-long path through rural Iowa. Since the tornado also partially damaged the city hospital, the injured had to be moved to nearby towns, and rescue crews are still sifting through the rubble to search for survivors or bodies. Beaten-up cars, parts of houses, and remains of trees are scattered all over Greenfield, which is still in a mess.
The storms also affected Wisconsin and Illinois, and a severe tornado was reported in Temple, Texas, which destroyed roads, homes, and left thousands without power.
It will take a while to recover from this devastating, tragic disaster, but residents will hope to rebuild as quickly as possible. As of right now, there is almost nothing left across the area, but they will be able to slowly reconstruct the town of Greenfield, Iowa.
These tornadoes come after a record season with over 800 tornadoes, which have ravaged various areas across Tornado Alley. Climate change continues to spark more and more strong storms that create more tornadoes that do increasing amounts of damage-- and those numbers will only get higher and higher if dramatic changes are not made to prevent it.
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