Midwest hit by multiple EF-4 tornadoes causing widespread destruction.
TL;DR
A preliminary damage assessment of a tornado that tracked across multiple counties on Friday afternoon showed a very high-end tornado occurred. The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities gave the tornado that tracked from Wapello County into parts of Johnson County a preliminary rating of EF-4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale. The tornado caused EF-4 damage to a farmstead to the north or northeast of Keota in Keokuk County, where surveyors saw a home that was swept off of its foundation. At least three people were hurt in association with this tornado.
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- Preliminary indications show EF-4 damage for Friday’s longest-tracked tornado KCRG
- Two tornados carve areas of destruction in Johnson County Daily Journal
- Cleanup underway following storms that ravaged Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois KWQC
- Coralville residents still cleaning up storm damage KCRG
- Wapello/Keokuk Co. tornado track has been estimated to be an EF4 preliminary info from NWS KGAN TV
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