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| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | May 21, 2024, 2:57 p.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Dissipated | May 21, 2024, 3:45 pm. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Duration | 48 minutes |
| EF4 tornado | |
| on the Enhanced Fujita scale | |
| Highest winds |
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| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 5 |
| Injuries | 35 |
| Damage | N/A |
| Areas affected | Page, Taylor, Adams, and Adair, Iowa counties. |
Part of the Tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024 and Tornadoes of 2024 | |
Throughout the afternoon hours of May 21, 2024, a large and destructive tornado struck the cities and communities of Villisca, Nodaway, Brooks, Corning, and Greenfield in southwestern Iowa, killing five people and injuring 35 others. The tornado was the strongest of the tornado outbreak sequence of May 19–27, 2024. The tornado reached peak intensity in the city of Greenfield, leading the National Weather Service in Des Moines, Iowa to assign a rating of mid-range EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with maximum wind speeds estimated at 185 mph (298 km/h).[1]
This tornado was the third violent tornado of the 2024 season and the second one during the prolifically active month of May.
- ^ National Weather Service in Des Moines, Iowa (May 23, 2024). NWS Damage Survey for 05/21/2024 Tornado Event Update #2 (Report). Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
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