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After severe weather, including tornadoes, tore through the Midwest on Tuesday, videos shared on social media portrayed the devastation in Iowa.
More than 4 million people across the Midwest were under threat of severe weather through Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). Forecasts warned of thunderstorms and possible tornadoes in parts of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and northwestern Illinois, delivering large hail and damaging winds.
While it was unclear at the time of publication exactly how man tornadoes ripped through Iowa on Tuesday, the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) said in a statement that a “fast-moving storm popped quick and spawned many small tornadoes” across the one county alone.
The sheriff’s office said that there were no reports of injuries but shared photos of the wreckage in posts on Facebook.
“Even though the damage was substantial, we are grateful that no one was injured and no animals lost at this farm west of Sioux Center,” the SCSO wrote.
Sioux County Sheriff’s Office
Newsweek reached out via email on Tuesday night to the Iowa State Patrol, NWS and the SCSO for comment and updates.
Videos and photos shared on X, formerly Twitter, captured the severe weather that pummeled other parts of Iowa on Tuesday, including funnel clouds and high winds that resulted in “significant” storm damage.
Storm chaser and videographer Aaron Jayjack shared a roughly 30-second video on X that showed several structures northeast of the city of New London that collapsed into rubble following a possible tornado.
“Significant damage to homes and farms NE of New London, Ia from wedge tornado moments ago,” Jayjack posted.
Another clip shared by Jayjack features a close-up of the storm destruction.
“Close range 360 video. Had to bail out of there at the last second,” he wrote.
Storm chaser Brandon Copic shared a video on X that shows a silo hurtling through the air and landing mere feet from his vehicle.
“STRONG Tornado Lofts Silo and throws it across the road outside of Salem, IA a short time ago,” Copic said.
Iowa State Patrol Trooper Paul Gardner posted video and photos on X of tornadoes in Pocahontas and Calhoun counties.
“Tornado on the ground in Pocahontas County,” Gardner wrote in one post.
A fascinating 40-second video shows a “rope tornado” twisting through fields east of Palmer. Rope tornadoes may appear weaker due to their stringy appearance, but some get more intense, according to the NWS. This type of tornado usually assumes a sinuous shape in the early or final minutes of its life cycle.
Storm chaser Reed Timmer posted on X: “What an incredible rope #tornado from veteran storm chaser Paul Spomer.”
Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground.
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IOWA COLONY, Texas – Iowa Colony police recovered the body of a man Saturday night after witnesses reported seeing him go underwater in a retention pond in the Meridiana subdivision, authorities said.
Officers were dispatched around 7:04 p.m. to a pond behind the 10400 block of Kahlo Court after a caller reported a man was swimming, submerged and did not resurface, according to the Iowa Colony Police Department.
Police said responding officers immediately began searching the area. The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office, Iowa Colony Fire Department and Manvel Fire Department assisted at the scene, and the Fort Bend County Dive and Water Rescue Team was called in to help.
Divers with the Fort Bend County team located the man around 10:10 p.m. and pronounced him deceased, police said.
The man’s identity and the cause of death have not been released. Police said no foul play is suspected and the investigation remains ongoing.
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HOUSTON — Freshman Keaton Wagler scored 25 points and Illinois ended Iowa’s underdog March Madness run by dominating in the frontcourt, beating the Hawkeyes 71-59 on Saturday to advance to the Final Four for the first time since 2005.
This will be the sixth trip to the Final Four for Illinois, which has never won a national title. The Fighting Illini will face either Duke or UConn next weekend in Indianapolis.
The much taller Illini (28-8) outrebounded Iowa 38-21 in the South Region final. David Mirkovic led the way with 12 rebounds.
Coach Brad Underwood’s emphasis on recruiting in Eastern Europe has paid off in this tournament. Tomislav Ivisic of Croatia, who stands 7-foot-1, and his 7-2 twin brother Zvonimir have shined in March.
Andrej Stojakovic, who was born in Greece but whose father is Serbian three-time NBA All-Star Peja Stojakovic, scored 17 points for third-seeded Illinois.
His famous father watched proudly as his son punched his ticket to the Final Four, and Wagler’s parents — who met when they played basketball at a junior college in Kansas — cheered wildly throughout for their son, who was named MVP of the region.
Bennett Stirtz scored 24 points for the ninth-seeded Hawkeyes (24-13), who knocked off top-seeded Florida in the second round as part of an impressive run under first-year coach Ben McCollum, a four-time Division II national champion at Northwest Missouri State.
No. 6 seed Tennessee (25-11) defeated No. 2 seed Iowa State (29-8), 76-62, on Friday in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
The Vols advanced to their third consecutive Elite Eight under 11th-year head coach Rick Barnes.
“One, very humbled by it,” Barnes said. “Certainly proud of our basketball team. They worked really hard. Defensively, I thought we knew we would have to have a great effort defensively. Certainly Iowa State, outstanding. T.J. (Otzelberger), outstanding program, coach.
“This time of year is always tough when you lose a key guy like they did, and that’s part of the tournament. That’s the tough part about it, but just really proud of our guys and the effort they made and against a team that they play as hard as any team we played all year. The start of the game, I don’t think we’ve seen anything like that all year, and we were able to withstand it. Again, just really proud of the effort from our entire team. Everybody had a hand in us winning this game.”
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