Greenfield tornado: 'Search and rescue' continues day after deadly Iowa storm
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is in Greenfield today, one day after a deadly tornado swept through the Adair County town of 2,000 people.
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"It is just horrific," Reynolds said at a news conference Wednesday morning.
Officials said there were multiple deaths from Tuesday's tornado but were unable to confirm an exact number. Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Alex Dinkla said they're still treating the situation "as a search mission." Four people were air-lifted out of town Tuesday.
Reynolds said the tornado "could've been devastating" if schools hadn't let out early Tuesday, since students would've been just getting out of school as the tornado arrived. School is canceled for the rest of the year and the building will be used as a makeshift hospital and shelter.
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Reynolds declared a disaster proclamation for 15 Iowa counties due to Tuesday's severe storms, including Adair County. The disaster proclamation activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and the Disaster Case Advocacy Program for storm victims. The counties included in the proclamation are: Adair, Adams, Cass, Clay, Hardin, Harrison, Jasper, Kossuth, Marshall, Montgomery, Page, Palo Alto, Pottawattamie, Tama, and Warren counties.
More coverage of the May 21, 2024 storms:
- Video: Tornado touches down in Adams County, toppling wind turbines
- Video: Apparent tornado topples truck on Iowa highway
- Viewers capture video of tornadoes that ripped through southwest Iowa
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