NUMBER COULD GROW IN THE COMING DAYS, ALSO BREAKING ADAMS COUNTY. COUNTY OFFICIALS RELEASED THE NAME OF A WOMAN KILLED IN YESTERDAY’S STORM. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS. MONICA XAMARIN’S CAR WAS BLOWN OFF THE ROAD. SEVERAL WIND TURBINES IN THE AREA WERE ALSO BENT IN HALF BY THE POWERFUL STORM
Officials identify woman who died when her car was blown off an Adams County highway during tornado
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Updated: 10:08 PM CDT May 22, 2024
A woman died Tuesday when the vehicle she was driving was blown off the road during the storms near Corning, the Adams County Sheriff’s office said.On Wednesday night, the Adams County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 46-year-old Monica Zamarron.A GoFundMe has been created to help Zamarron's family with funeral costs.Video: Woman killed when Iowa tornado blows vehicle off roadTuesday's storms produced fierce tornadoes in southwest Iowa that caused massive damage in the Adair County town of Greenfield, where authorities confirmed multiple fatalities, and toppled several wind turbines in Adams County. Another apparent tornado blew across Highway 30 in Story County, overturning a semi-truck.The Greenfield tornado has initially been listed as at least EF-3. The NWS says the rating could be updated as additional damage is surveyed over the next several days.More coverage of the May 21, 2024 storms:Tornadoes rip through southwest Iowa, leaving devastating damage in GreenfieldVideo: Tornado touches down in Adams County, toppling wind turbinesVideo: Apparent tornado topples truck on Iowa highwayViewers capture video of tornadoes that ripped through southwest Iowa
CORNING, Iowa (AP) — A woman died Tuesday when the vehicle she was driving was blown off the road during the storms near Corning, the Adams County Sheriff’s office said.
On Wednesday night, the Adams County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 46-year-old Monica Zamarron.
A to help Zamarron's family with funeral costs.
Video: Woman killed when Iowa tornado blows vehicle off road
Tuesday's storms produced fierce tornadoes in southwest Iowa that caused massive damage in the Adair County town of Greenfield, where authorities confirmed multiple fatalities, and toppled several wind turbines in Adams County. Another apparent tornado blew across Highway 30 in Story County, overturning a semi-truck.
The Greenfield tornado has initially been listed as at . The NWS says the rating could be updated as additional damage is surveyed over the next several days.
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