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    2024 Greenfield tornado - Wikipedia

    • On the afternoon of May 21, 2024, a violent and destructive multi-vortex tornado struck the communities of Villisca, Nodaway, Brooks, Corning, and Greenfield in southwestern Iowa, killing five people and injuring 35 others. The tornado was the strongest of a large widespread tornado outbreak that occurred from May 19-27, 2024 in the central United States. The tornad… See more

    Meteorological synopsis

    On May 21, the SPC issued a Moderate risk for severe weather in the states of Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, … See more

    Tornado summary

    This tornado first touched down south-southeast of the town of Villisca in Page County and moved northeastward at mid-range EF1 intensity, destroying all but one wall of an outbuilding and damaging the roof of a ho… See more

    Mobile radar measurements

    On the day of the tornado, the DOW team made a very preliminary analysis, suggesting a Doppler on Wheels measured winds of at least 90 m/s (200 mph). The next day, a further preliminary analysis by the DOW t… See more

    Aftermath

    The tornado was rated as a mid-range EF4 with wind speeds estimated at 185 mph (298 km/h), reaching a peak width of 1,300 yards (1,200 m) along an 42.38-mile (68.20 km) path, remaining on the ground for 48 minutes. Fi… See more

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    Bottom: High-resolution radar data of the EF4 tornado caught by DOW6. Page, Taylor, Adams, and Adair, Iowa counties. On the afternoon of May 21, 2024, a violent and destructive multi-vortex tornado struck the communities of Villisca, Nodaway, Brooks, Corning, and Greenfield in southwestern Iowa, killing five people and injuring 35 others.

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