A large tornado developed west of the essex area, said van dewald, lead meteorologist for the national weather service in omaha. A powerful tornado tore through essex, iowa, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake Homes were completely destroyed, residents were trapped, and emergency crews rushed to the scene. A tornado ripped through the town in page county, and ketv crews observed power poles on the ground, shed doors blown in and lots of destruction. Sudden left turn with this massive tornado just north of essex, iowa Coburg, really the entire polygon get underground if at all possible
Cell has climbed to nearly 60k. Twin tornadoes were heading for essex, iowa on thursday The national weather service also issued a warning for yorktown and imogene. The tornado tracked just north of essex, ia, with more wooden power poles snapped and farm outdoor building damage After sliding north of essex, ia, the tornado tracked northeast towards nyman, ia Similar damage, including trees, outdoor buildings, and wooden power poles were observed along this stretch.
The storm mostly missed the town, but did damage houses and barns, as well as cause some cattle to go missing.
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