Iowa Town Devastated By Violent Wedge Tornado

Part of Minden, Iowa was completely destroyed by a wedge tornado that moved through the region on April 26, 2024. FOX Weather Correspondent Brandy Campbell is live with a look at the devastation. #foxweather #severeweather #tornado
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[@laceymess]

My childhood home is in the background. No words seeing my community, my childhood memories, shredded to pieces. Grateful for the surrounding communities and everything they've done to help since Friday!

[@Gary65437]

That broken tree was amazing, along with the house moved off it's foundation...wow

[@peterp1158]

Brandy is a great reporter

[@user-vv9tj8ij9q]

Prayers from Texas

[@fegmed]

Yes gazan are praying for!!!!!

[@fegmed]

Gaza are praying for you!!!

[@Twinturbovan]

Up to $5k dollars? TF?!? That’s even enough to repair a roof.

[@TreeofLibertyDigest]

more than Hawaiians got

[@tracilynn6675]

Seriously, they send billions to who knows where but these poor people get a measly $5000?!? Ridiculous!

[@ms55938]

The 5 thousand is probably living expenses until they find other housing or repair/rebuild. Hopefully many of these folks were insured.

[@Jeff-jw1rl]

That's a 1 bay garage roof maybe!

[@horacio-ho3bf]

Gotta keep those GOP billionaires happy

[@pkh4340]

No Iowan’s nor Nebraskan’s lost their lives on Friday. This was an act of Divine intervention. God bless the people of this beautiful small Iowa town that I used to ride through occasionally.

[@ZackSansing]

People worked to help save the lives of these residents maybe 50-200

[@BellaNY00]

Prayer's to all who were affected by these devastating storms🙏🏻😌 Stay safe and strong.

[@user-co4bx3rf5e]

Prayers from Bethel Springs Tennessee.

[@norm2264]

You dumbbell in your face and Bible I think it's kind of late for prayers why don't you people pray before not after you always want to pray after it is a catastrophe never before

[@CeBme]

Send money

[@tweedlealice]

Jesus, please help the victims of these storms. In Your Holy Name. Amen

[@maryoesterborg344]

Thanks for telling Minden’s story.

[@adamtharpe9587]

Certainly this is a life changing event. Please don’t give up hope. May blessings fall upon all those affected.

[@jackiejermeay6568]

Awsome reporting brandi😊

[@HRBJHD]

Brandy, hell of a job there. Well done.

[@SpunkHHBJr1975]

All money goes to wars not to people of this country in need

[@michelletorres9502]

How can you say that? What do you know? It just happened? Understand where you live. Understand what america stands for. Do you homework. Money is for the working class, the middle class. Are you? Or are you high paid Republicans.. if so.. please give YOUR MONEY. Let you do that. Lol. Jokes.

[@VladimirBlarp]

@@michelletorres9502 Imagine what 100 billion dollars could do for the residents of that community as well as other surrounding towns leveled from these storms. But nope, that 100 billion is gone, sent to others that couldn't care less about these people.

[@tiffanycollins296]

​@michelletorres9502 You're joking right? hundreds of billions of dollars, not millions, but billions have gone to the Ukraine and yet when these disasters like this happen, these people get pennies on the dollar....case in point. Look at Maui over in Hawaii. They got $700 from the government. And that's it. Their houses and businesses burned to the ground and they got $700, so maybe you ought to do your homework before you make a stupid comment.

[@tiffanycollins296]

​@@VladimirBlarpHer phrase high-paid Republicans tells me all I need to know as she doesn't realize we're all middle class working people.But she's bringing her politics into a storm where people lost every single thing they have.

[@michelletorres9502]

@tiffanycollins296 and guess what... bidin still has reserves... we can help... it's the right thing and the american thing to do. Don't worry... Bidin will help these people, too. However ... Trump wouldn't..

[@blnuenue7028]

what in the world is 5,000 going to do??? yet we can give billions to another country????

[@corneliusdinkmeyer2190]

Thank God there were no fatalities!! Absolutely miraculous!

[@kattmilk]

Prayers from Florida! We know devastation firsthand. 🙏🏾 😔 🌪

[@fegmed]

That is praying from gaza is reaching you God will ameen

[@suzanmcgaw888]

Devastating scene. Good reporting. Thanx.

[@CoolWigglesWorth]

What can you do with $5,000 in your house just move two blocks

[@LaineyBug2020]

It's not for the house, it's for expenses while waiting for insurance to process.

[@RelocatetoOmaha]

Praying these families can get back on track & find housing.

[@ginnieassenza1869]

Great reporting! What a terrible event, amazed but relieved that there weren't more injuries, prayers to all effected.

[@petgranny194]

Good job, Brandi.

[@YTC518]

My God that is so horrible! My Prayers go out to ya'll

[@stardel]

It was the broken tree that brought the realization of the power from this storm 😮

[@sampull]

my family lives right behind where they broadcasted this - we had our trees taken out two years ago - thankful for it a well as their place took minimal damage but it could’ve been worse with those trees there

[@Danilo-Daniel]

Nice job Brandi....from NYC

[@josephastier7421]

I'm impressed with how well-rooted those huge trees are to withstand a tornado by shedding all their foliage and minor branches. Only rarely do they tip over, break off, or lose their bark. It's like they evolved to coexist with these storms.

[@kelvin-zo5fu]

Prayers up

[@0patience4flz]

Good job Brandi.....🎉

[@mymydelilah]

Had my 4 big trees cut down three years ago, [it wiped out my savings though] but got peace of mind when hurricanes /big storms gonna hit my area...prayers y'all

[@Natalya08]

This storm was scary to see live on Ryan Hall Ya’lls live stream. Luckily my uncle in Omaha and grandma in Harlan are both safe. Homes can be repaired but you can never replace loved ones. ❤

[@Gabe_plays12]

I'm glad I'm still alive in iowa

[@clayed3311]

Many better reporters out there

[@abigail01441]

The $5,000 grant is most likely for food, clothing, hygiene, medications, maybe eyeglasses or hearing aids, etc. Possibly infant care. It's money for immediate human needs. Not the house.

[@creolegaudet]

It was driving me crazy that there was what looked like a piece of siding impaled into that tree trunk and she wasn't even acknowleging it. Thankfully the guy mentioned it twice before she turned around to see it. I would have liked to have had the camera person get a closer shot because that would have been the most dramatic point of the story. BTW, there's no such thing a "pan down".

[@LaineyBug2020]

I have to hand it to our news stations and weather service, they had it down to the minutes for each area the tornadoes were headed for.

[@VladimirBlarp]

5 grand ? It'll cost more than that just to remove the debris

[@josephastier7421]

The house that moved intact barely even lost any siding.

[@pumpupjam9648]

The house moved off it's foundation reminded me of the movie, the Wizard of Oz, Dorothy's house blown off. I can't imagine how the people who home's were wiped out, can sleep at night. I would imagine the children for those who were parents and were down in the basement, in the safest corner possible, the nightmares the children will have for years to come! Even for some of the adults losing their homes. So glad that down the road, these horrible things will not continue forever! And am glad to say in here at least, no ONE GOT KILLED. Injured yes, but not dead!

[@markbenson9334]

This town got hit hard in the 70s

[@drummer1965usa]

June 26, 1976. I grew up near Minden, I was 11 at the time, it was a Saturday night, and I remember my Mom and I hopping into our car and driving towards town to check on my grandmother. We were stopped by National Guardsmen on a hilltop to the south of town that overlooked Minden, and we were told we couldn't go any further. Seeing the damage from yesterday's storm reminded me of that day all over again.

[@dianeporter9336]

🙏

[@Lindaleaders]

That is my home Minden Iowa I don't live there now but I whish i was there to help out

[@MaryLopez-hc7rc]

So sad!

[@jeromeburdine966]

This is mother nature's way of reminding us that possessions are insignificant and can be destroyed in seconds!!

[@topofthegreen]

$5,000 is barely enough to move somewhere else.

[@user-jk3mi2ee9z]

Makes me sick Thinking about it

[@fegmed]

Gaza praying for is reaching you more to come yet god will ameen

[@cardinalstar2048]

And the aerial spraying continues as you speak, it's unbelievable the pursuit is real.

[@lazynow1]

tin foil hat..????

[@ratuadilFF]

Belum puas

[@FlyboyUS]

GODS WRATH

[@pkh4340]

$5,000?? And we’re giving Ukraine $60,000,000,000? Wonder what $60 billion would do for Elkhorn, Nebraska, Blair, Nebraska, Minden, Iowa and Sulphur, Oklahoma????

[@andrerosekriel1127]

It's an amount they don't have, right now.... In a situation of starting from scratch or close to it, any little help is grateful...... just saying! ...Stop, and think, it's nobody's fault, so give them positivity and hope for a silver lining! Being in this dilemma is hurtful and no money can replace what they had although moral support and volunteering might help in the process to make their lives settle a little faster...According to this spokesperson, no lives were lost. Let's hope and pray the hurt folk will heal and can tell their own stories of the event through their eyes, soon,.

[@user-ml2om1jn1t]

She should be afraid of live wires on the ground .

[@ChuckFreeman-kx5ed]

This reminds me of the doomsday machine cyclone of star trek episode

[@rb368370]

Buffalo revenge.

[@TSUTENKAKU007]

$5,000 vs. recent foreign aid of over $96 billion dollars by the U.S. government? Just even 1 billion would greatly makes a big difference.

[@sleepydoppy8516]

Look at the ladder

[@queenmothervirgomaat9969]

Get Off Our Land!!!!!!

[@Idolmakercat]

Has our president spoke out about this yet?

[@LorettaLynx]

Why don't people start asking (what caused) 80 tornadoes of such magnitude???? Instead of asking how are they're spirits? What a stupid question.

[@Trahzy]

Because tornado outbreaks aren't anything unheard of, there was 360 in 3 days in 2011. With much stronger tornadoes than this one too.

[@queenmothervirgomaat9969]

We told them to get off Our Land, Goofy!

[@keithwolf2537]

GLORY TO GOD. AMEN. THE WORLD HAVE BEEN WARNED AGAIN AND AGAIN BUT NO ONE IS LISTENING BECAUSE THE WORLD IS BLINDFOLDED! GET READY REPENT AMEN IN JESUS CHRIST NAME AMEN REPENT SALVATION REVELATION A WARNING REPENT LOVE MERCY FAITH TRUTH GRACE REPENT IN JESUS CHRIST NAME AMEN REPENT GRACE COME UPON MANDKIND REPENT MERCY REPENT!

[@user-rv8sg8no9e]

There was a lady in Minden who lost her husband and house

[@sampull]

Who?

[@azmike1]

The affirmative Action hires at FOX Weather need more education and better speaking skills. I feel like I'm watching High School Cable Access TV. Good Luck!

[@PsilentThunderer]

grants up to 5k for a loss of house like 280k. Those politicians should be giving less to coal, pharma and chemical and the kkk and provide more funds and energy to making sure people can survive.

[@paulmeissner66]

How about none for Ukraine and illegals

[@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan]

How about none for all WARS!!!

[@helenpauls1496]

@@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan Agreed, but that is Americans main economy, weapons.

[@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan]

@@helenpauls1496 And sadly citizens put their $ into the weapons producer stocks, profiting on... very bad things.

[@prodigalpursuit]

God made the earth, He can destroy it! As long as sin continues to deepen within the hearts of men, God will show you His power. Hopefully, we will understand that the reason for pain is to bring you closer to Him. This world is not our end all be all, so we should not worship things of this world but worship The One who created it! The Alpha and Omega! The Beginning and The End! The King of Kings! Lord of Lords! Yaweh, Jirah, Adonai, Rapha, Elohim, El Shaddai, Jesus Christ.. Almighty God The Savior! The ONLY ONE that deserves our praise! Today is the day of Salvation!

[@goss1961]

Nonsense. Grow up.

[@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan]

What about the sins in the hearts of women?

[@prodigalpursuit]

@@goss1961 You must be overwhelmed with sin. It's ok, God is still in the forgiving business 🙏 All you have to do is repent and ask Him to forgive you 🙏 God bless you 🙏 I'm praying for you

[@prodigalpursuit]

@@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan Man is used synonymous for all humanMANkind. For All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.

[@aaronalviar9137]

That's a great right wing answer to climate change...I'm not a Democrat but each year the storms get worse and worse and shifts more and more...we had a hail storm in Eastern Iowa in February and 80s in December. Insurance companies are fleeing iowa...God must have a sick sense of humor to kill us slowly or the earth is pushing back from are unappreciated behavior towards her.

[@T3MPOHeath]

I told y'all don't play with me, we ain't done I'm God's sword feel my God's weapon

[@T3MPOHeath]

💪🐅🐅☝️

[@bobdelano6746]

LGB

[@Lisa-xk8mj]

🥹🙏

[@frankblangeard8865]

Looks like Gaza!!!

[@rayfridley6649]

Even with the $5,000 grant, I hope and pray these people have adeqluate property insurance.

[@steveharvey7712]

hopefully joe blow and FEMA are doing they're jobs and taking care of you all.

[@VladimirBlarp]

Sorry, he's busy, he's got checks to other countries that need to be mailed out

[@bradleyrauk8857]

Sure be nice that Ukraine money stayed in the US to help these people out

[@rubberband1510]

YAYYYYUS. Doing a happy dance here in Arkansas cuz we didnt get hit

[@user-lf4ux7dm7g]

Where was Trump and his Sharpie?

[@1234Brad]

Climate change folks, take it seriously.

[@rubygreby1473]

That does not look natural. Directed Energy Weapons?

[@bethewalt7385]

I didn't t 3:24 think directed energy weapons could generate tornados, that DE Weapon that's at the south pole did cause the earthquakes in Christchurch New Zealand in 2011-2012 i think one of those was the right year, but for sure DEW will generate earthquakes

[@user-lf4ux7dm7g]

Jesus was a non-English speaking, dark-skinned, homeless immigrant. Guess who his father was? Just saying.

[@davidgore1435]

Since 1970 how many Black Men felt comfortable in your state i see the co conspirators reporting the judgement destruction of Homes Black Men were never meant to have glad no fatalities

[@michelletorres9502]

Makes you wonder, IS God speaking? Take a good look ... what bad karma

[@victoravila866]

The usual suspects

[@norm2264]

I hope they're all Democrats they can have their Buddy Joe rebuild for him😅😅😅

[@izzyizzy96]

Biden 2024 the greatest president ever. 😊

[@almightytherabite915]

Imagine being such an exquisite human example that we politicize natural disasters..

[@norm2264]

@@almightytherabite915 still better than a Biden lover

[@mauri3642]

ill give you a heads up dummy , its a red state idiot

[@RyWilsonGaming]

What you should have done is gotten an eduation so your grammar and punctuation would be on par with the majority of others. Second, i find it no surprise that a republican would be wishing horrible things against their fellow Americans. And third, I'm sure they would much rather be helped by "Buddy Joe" than "Rapist Trump".

[@VL1975]

Probably only black person in Iowa. Gotta fill out that EEO jobs...lol

[@bethewalt7385]

Des Moines has a sizeable black population don't be ignorant

[@sampull]

whack ass comment

[@lennelon1114]

🙏🙏