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Officials have identified the five victims of the EF-4 tornado that struck Greenfield, Iowa, on May 21, killing Monica Irma Zamarron, Dean and Pamela Wiggins, Michael Jensen, and William Williamson. Cleanup efforts continue as the community works to rebuild.
Satellite imagery reveals the extensive devastation caused by an EF-4 tornado in Greenfield, Iowa, which left five dead, dozens injured, and much of the town in ruins.
A powerful EF-4 tornado with winds estimated at 175-185 mph struck Greenfield, Iowa, causing significant damage and resulting in at least five fatalities. This tornado is the strongest in the U.S. so far in 2024, surpassing previous EF-4 tornadoes in Oklahoma. The National Weather Service confirmed the rating after assessing the damage with structural engineers.
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.