The Storm Prediction Center received 19 tornado reports Thursday and last night. Some of those may have been duplicates but it was a very serious situation in Eastern Iowa where most of the reports were clustered. A few additional details:
IOWA CITY
Downtown courthouse roof gone
Large church roof 70% gone
Lots of debris
Large concrete/brick building downtown major damage
Top two floors of that building collapsed
5 to 10 people were trapped in collapsed structures
At least two confirmed injuries
MUSCATINE, IOWA
Storm spotter reported three tornadoes on ground at same time east end of town
Buildings damaged at airport
One fatality when a mobile home was destroyed
Path length at least 4 to 5 miles long
TODAY
Slight risk posted for much of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, NE Tennessee, Western part of Virginia and SW Pennsylvania
SATURDAY
A moderate risk posted for Extreme East Nebraska, including Omaha and Southwest Iowa
IOWA CITY
Downtown courthouse roof gone
Large church roof 70% gone
Lots of debris
Large concrete/brick building downtown major damage
Top two floors of that building collapsed
5 to 10 people were trapped in collapsed structures
At least two confirmed injuries
MUSCATINE, IOWA
Storm spotter reported three tornadoes on ground at same time east end of town
Buildings damaged at airport
One fatality when a mobile home was destroyed
Path length at least 4 to 5 miles long
TODAY
Slight risk posted for much of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, NE Tennessee, Western part of Virginia and SW Pennsylvania
SATURDAY
A moderate risk posted for Extreme East Nebraska, including Omaha and Southwest Iowa