Tornados sweep across Midwest, leaving multiple dead in Iowa

Tornadoes tore through the Midwest with at least 20 reported in the region, many leaving devastation in Iowa. Nearly 50 million people are in the storm zone from Texas all the way to the Northeast. NBC’s Maggie Vespa reports and TODAY’s Al Roker tracks the latest forecast.
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#tornados #midwest #weather

[@user-xl4zr1xw1o]

I am so sad for the people and animals. I cried here in Illinois.

[@fswatyahoocom]

tough people there. they go through the bad weather every year!

[@ColtonGrewer]

So this is why house market is cheap here compared to California your house can just vanish if Mother Nature chooses to

[@Grime_time]

The same can happen in California, we have almost all natural disasters. Mother Nature does not discriminate. We have to help those in need and work as a community to help rebuild.

[@twobitsandpepper8235]

Hurricanes, flooding and fires happen yearly in places with high home insurance, we typically don't get this many tornadoes in Iowa. This year is probably the most ever reported on record.

[@shanemeyer7989]

I'm 35 years old. Lived in Iowa my whole life. Never seen a tornado. Neither has either of my parents nor any of my grandparents nor any of my siblings or any of my cousins. The town I grew up in nor the one I live in now has ever been hit by a tornado in the 160+ years they have existed. That would be pretty silly if houses were cheaper because of something that has never happened. That's like saying houses here are cheaper because of asteroids or planes falling out of the sky. I would imagine your house is just as likely if not more so to get wiped out as mine.

[@ColtonGrewer]

@@shanemeyer7989 I didn't mean to strike a nerve but clearly the housing is more expensive for multiple reasons

[@aikoesdaughter2710]

Yes I agree I'm sick of dealing with storms at this point I'm fatigued I see why California is so expensive the weather out there is beautiful I went there on vacay recently wish I could live there

[@twobitsandpepper8235]

I'm getting storm fatigue at this point, many sleepless nights in the Midwest in the last few months. Prayers for the families that have lost loved ones. 😢

[@unoimright5153]

WHO CARES

[@unoimright5153]

Imagine you sending prayers, not surprised! The sky Jeebus will help , huh , Karen !

[@twobitsandpepper8235]

@@unoimright5153 What's your problem dude?

[@dominiqueharry7436]

​@twobitsandpepper8235 this person is empathy fatigue and the person heart is now stone.

[@theguildedscribe777]

Super Tears for Iowa! There should be an outcome report for all the families having their homes wiped out over the past several years. Where did they go? What did they do? How did their lives turn out? This is important to know.

[@SOMNIOHM]

_Since the damage is already done, I hope they do rate the Greenfield monster the first EF5 since 2013!_ *_May God be with you all.. this is truly horrific!_*

[@cmerton]

Why would you give a hoot what the rating is? Is this a contest? Are you in middle school? Grow up!

[@Roger-fs5yo]

​@@cmertonrelax Anon, some people take they tornadoes seriously💁‍♂️

[@BigMoore1232]

Looks like the mayfield kentucky damage which was a strong ef4.

[@TS-wh4ey]

​​@@cmerton I agree. How's a rating gonna make any difference in the aftermath of the devastation ? Other than it goes to the historical nature of the storm for future reference.

[@LadyPainterDTX]

Praying for everyone who lost a loved one 😢

[@jackiemills2466]

Prayers coming your way ❤ everyone come together take care of each other ❤

[@debbieferguson6386]

My heart goes out to everyone there ❤

[@elinope4745]

Why aren't houses built like domes there? I feel like it's quite possible to build solid domes that would just be cleaned off by a direct hit from a tornado.

[@jjdaggers1217]

I feel so terrible for the animals and the people. May they all rest in peace and fly high. 💔🕊️

[@ehe453]

I live in Louisiana. I’m not kidding a couple years ago in the tornado went super close to that house.

[@vivavasquez]

my parrot loves Al Roker

[@BiggieCheese_Roblox]

Just because there hasnt been an ef5 in over 10 years, doesnt mean the otheres cant be dangerous too.

[@kiddReyes]

I almost got flipped on I 35 while delivering packages it’s been rough specially after getting hit by an ef3 tornado in 2018 and a derecho 2 year laters. I just can’t catch a break😡

[@sharonbowers9929]

Help Jesus Help. 🙏🏻❤️

[@dubbleup...1483]

🙏🏾

[@myhairisemaculate]

Why didn't he help before the storm?

[@twobitsandpepper8235]

@@myhairisemaculate People need hope in times of crisis, leave them alone.

[@lucasmbarros19]

@@myhairisemaculateConsequences of god or humans?

[@michaelespeland]

I dont understand why this didnt get a tornado emergency alert

[@Eyesorecrymore]

I live an hour from here. It got PDS. One step down from emergency

[@LorrainePerez-vf6ts]

Praying

[@AmyGriffiths-zn7pi]

Oh my

[@albertafarmer8638]

💟Endtimes, get rapture ready, people! We are so close now!

[@KingJames1981]

I moved from Colorado to Omaha in 2021. Starting to really regret that decision...

[@myhairisemaculate]

"hit without warning" no. There was warnings the day before on multiple outlets. If youre in the Midwest and not weather prepared for spring, that's on you.

[@LieslHuddleston]

Exactly, I’m in Texas and knew that whole region needed to prepare for possible tornadoes. If you ignore main stream media and pay attention to meteorologists on KZbin you’re much more prepared for typical bad weather this time of year.

[@liviq]

I agree. I live in Europe and even here they mentioned the risk. In the age of online weather apps, saying you had no idea storm was coming? It’s on you

[@sharont1]

These people are not given proper warning, EVEN Houston Tx got a down played warning until an alert came 10 minutes before the storm. Local news was saying one things while I was receiving the true deal from youtuber Max Velocity which warned 6 hours prior to storm. This is nothing norm comparing to previous years. and the assigned tornado alley has expanded new regions

[@twobitsandpepper8235]

We didn't know where it was going to go, and it was traveling at 85mph, even the warnings from the Ryan Hall channel and their chasers couldn't keep up with it. A few were also heavily rain-wrapped.

[@rebeccabravo6144]

The day before can’t predict a tornado. Those things can turn in a second. You can’t stop your entire life the whole spring season. There’s so many warnings all the time.

[@moorishstar]

I am not from the United States, where I live there are no tornadoes. What I don't understand, is why in places where the risk of being hit by tornadoes is almost 100%, there is no legislature to disallow constructing with materials like timber! Like, I understand it's cheaper, but for god's sake...

[@eddie5z518]

Because the people who live in these areas can't afford homes built from stronger materials. Also the chance of getting hit by a tornado is insanely rare. There may be 1000+ of them a year in the US, but the US is a giant country so there is no point in building every house to EF5 standards.

[@dropkick79]

A lot of the homes in rural Iowa have been there a long time as they are small farming communities. In addition, with the exception of the Parkersburg tornado, I don't recall the State getting direct hits as much as it has the past few years. I've lived in Des Moines my entire life, just 2 miles outside of Pleasant Hill. The brief touchdown there earlier this month was the first I can remember other than an occasional straight-line winds. It would seem the weather patterns are changing though, so may need to adapt for sure. Would be nice, outside of the cost.

[@myhairisemaculate]

There's no such thing as 100% chance. Odd comment.

[@kvm1992]

Timber is not the problem and homes are not just made out of timber alone. For being a relatively lightweight building material, wood outperforms even steel when it comes to breaking length (or self-support length). Simply put, it can support its own weight better, which allows for larger spaces and fewer necessary supports in some building designs. Tornados tear through anything in its path. The solution is making homes and buildings tornado proof by designing with more curvature with exterior walls and windows that's impact resistant.

[@twobitsandpepper8235]

And for God's sake, why didn't we put any basements in any of the new schools we've built in the last 3-5 decades? I still have yet to get an answer to this question.

[@clarkharvell5242]

327 is not close to 400

[@hectorlopez1069]

It's tornado season time

[@ccoop2416]

This is what happens when you manipulate mother nature 😯😔🗽

[@jeanpierredevos3137]

Noncence. These tornados exist since God created our planet. Start building concrete houses instead of huge but weak Timber constructions.

[@SevenUP901]

Life can change or end just like that

[@user-mb6ty7ti5k]

Mother nature is going to bring mankind to his knees

[@vmd8057]

But is not Nature is God. HE created the Universe.

[@sergioh2015]

@@vmd8057Mother Nature = god

[@victoriaanne4435]

​@@vmd8057 I am She. He never ever created LIFE

[@TS-wh4ey]

Yeah nice comment. I'm sure that's exactly what survivors who lost everything want to hear right now. Geeezzzz

[@taylormance5530]

​@@victoriaanne4435 it's sad that you have that view. Please challenge your beliefs and with an open mind read the gospels of Matthew Mark Luke and John.

[@somayyamughal8313]

Woow, things are getting worse

[@RodneySlinger]

Is that not the same track the eclipse took across the United States?

[@colleenporter1119]

O God, o Lord help them🙏

[@martinlatvian5538]

Why people in tornado valley states use so light and cheap building materials with poor engineering? Just build the house from steel reinforced concrete. Even in poor country like Philippines many people build their houses from reinforced concrete so storms and floods cant destroy them.

[@andrerichards-np9pg]

Here's comes the big paypack

[@pjdava]

TODAY, I really enjoyed watching this, so I hit the like button!

[@somayyamughal8313]

😮

[@user-lh9pj5px3i]

Does this have anything to do with the usage of HAARP?

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Absolutely nothing. If you care to read the Wikipedia article about it, you'll see it is just a scientific instrument that has nothing to do with weather; it was built in 1993. I hope you know that there were tornadoes before. Also, Russia and Norway have similar devices, and you know they are not plagued by tornadoes. If anything this is the consequence of having thrown tons of CO2 to the atmosphere for over a century: the climate changed, weather follows suite. That's why all those people are protesting, for stopping the pollution, that the change doesn't worsen, that it doesn't become irreversible. I highly recommend you to google 'climate change causes - effects.' Good luck ✌

[@meghan42]

no

[@solarwind907]

No.

[@barbaraallen7164]

Good question.

[@solarwind907]

@@barbaraallen7164 no

[@sunniestpluto]

Mother nature decided to hit every button on the keyboard this year

[@heitzelalvarenga9063]

Dios todopoderoso tenga misericordia de todos 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@JamieJones-pb4en]

Wow EF5 tornado devastating

[@jacobtodd1622]

The Greenfield, IA, Tornado is not officially rated. EF3/4

[@m4rtinn.1]

@@jacobtodd1622”Not officially rated” proceeds to unofficially rate

[@jesseamaya5519]

def there are reports of sewage pipes bieng ripped our of the ground and houses that are left with just concrete slab .

[@billmadison2032]

can't stand the today show and the hosts .I'll try another news source

[@user-yf6ck3je3x]

나같으면 국가전체가피해있다가 토네이도맞설무기들고다시온다 그러다 중요한 힘들게만든 미국주요함선이나 아님 전투기라든지 박살나믄 다돈이랑 날리는건데 이걸알려주어야아는지 진작에 일기센터가 안건이랑 보고드리는게정상인데 그르니 한국을 못따라오지 이게 임전무퇴란거다

[@dr.professoresq.8804]

화장실 어디예요

[@unoimright5153]

There she is !? Why !? Say it’s a female !? Rural Iowa

[@BrianJones-mn7zg]

I would guess it’s part of MOTHER nature ijs

[@unoimright5153]

@@BrianJones-mn7zg A tornado is an “ it “ or a thing …. And SHE called it a SHE ! Make it make sense !

[@retnal08]

the female energy is the dark energy do your home work

[@unoimright5153]

@@retnal08 How do you do homework on a bunch of 💩

[@unoimright5153]

@@retnal08 I have done my homework ! A lot more homework than you , obviously!! WE ARE NOT THE SAME !

[@Rchard005]

This is to show how great and powerful our GOD in the bible he is. Those who dont follow the law of Christ and dont have fear in God. Even the power countries richest country power people president are nothing here!

[@solarwind907]

Can you explain why all the Bible thumpers voted for Trump? Just wondering, thanks.

[@juanorregochannel5678]

Why this people insist in those paper houses?

[@kona2077]

Because concrete houses will also go flying…. These storms are no joke. Now we’ll have flying heavy concrete? No thanks.

[@Eyesorecrymore]

@@kona2077 Yeah people that dont deal with tornadoes think its 80 mph wind trashing these houses. I surveyed the Nevada Iowa damage (not near as strong as Greenfield) and it trashed trees and farms pretty badly.

[@juanorregochannel5678]

@@kona2077 Always the chimney of bricks still in place after tornadoes.

[@kona2077]

@@juanorregochannel5678 the only safe place in a tornado is underground I don’t think you know or have lived through them. They will take everything.

[@jerrycornwell2324]

And for the life of me I don’t understand why they will rebuild in the same exact location why where is the logic

[@bluemark25]

Where is a place to build that has no natural disasters?

[@jerrycornwell2324]

@@bluemark25 why build in a place that has the same ones consistently every year for example tornado alley who say I’m going to build here

[@bluemark25]

@@jerrycornwell2324 The odds of being hit by a tornado in tornado alley is 1 in 4 million. I'd hardly call that a yearly experience for any town living in that area. My point being is that calling someone dumb for living in a spot with natural disasters would be calling everyone on the planet dumb.

[@marktwain368]

Most of us cannot afford to move, both in dollar terms, and in finding work, new schools for the kids, and so on. Insurance may only apply to your actual property losses so you have to rebuild or pay out of pocket.

[@jerrycornwell2324]

@@marktwain368 bye your the excuse maker

[@cameronplayzz4567]

I’m sad I didn’t get to see my first tornado

[@sharonbowers9929]

Not now. 😢

[@One-Headlight]

These contractors need to get fired. What is with these cheap wooden structure homes. Even a little concrete in the house would be enough for tornado.

[@eddie5z518]

No it wouldn't, not against a powerful tornado.

[@BigMoore1232]

An ef4 tornado doesn't care about concrete at all. You're really only safe in a basement with a special reinforced safe room. You might need to do a little research before you talk out of your butt.

[@twobitsandpepper8235]

They're mostly made out of paper, but seeing as how this tornado snapped wind turbines that are 100K pounds per blade like a toothpick, I don't think much of anything could have withstood it.

[@Eyesorecrymore]

@@twobitsandpepper8235 you are right no structure would have stood up. But wrong a wind turbine blade weighs 100,000 pounds lol. They are hollow, flexible and made from balsa wood and Fiberglas. Maybe the monsters in the Gulf but not land turbines.

[@twobitsandpepper8235]

@@Eyesorecrymore Oops, 10K pounds, not 100. And some up to 20 tons, or 40K pounds. Thanks for the correction

[@Alex_smiths]

Don't you people realise why these events are happening 🤔???

[@spankyssurprise1361]

Spring.

[@Pjt1700]

Joe's fault

[@Overkill_JD]

Spring in tornado alley? This literally happens every single year.

[@TP-ne6ez]

Yes the coming together of High pressure and low pressure.....its weather, its happened before and will happen again.

[@TP-ne6ez]

@@Pjt1700 Don't worry, " The View" will blame it on Trump.

[@LightHouse5G]

Jesus is the answer.

[@solarwind907]

I’d say structural engineering and a knowledge of atmospheric physics will get you a lot farther

[@karllieck9064]

Don't start.

[@user-wx7sy8ux2l]

@@solarwind907 tell that to the people of Aad they built their houses in literal mountains it became like dust

[@jaspajones7045]

Biden won’t help either

[@philmabarak5421]

When has he ever not approved disaster relief. You are a coward!

[@solarwind907]

Find the only one who understands science and has a plan for climate change mitigation. Trump promises to eliminate all environmental protection on day one.

[@user-uc2vc9ch9g]

_29:40__ So each We seized for his sin. Then of them (was he) who, We sent on him a violent storm, and of them (was he) who, seized him the awful cry and of them (was he) who, We caused to swallow him, the earth and of them (was he) who, We drowned. And not was Allah to wrong them but they were themselves doing wrong._

[@S.dukes123]

She's our stunning mother... please be so kind to her,or u won't like her when she's upset...!!! 🌍🙏❤️🙏❤️🌍 upmost love respect to our mother earth..and it's children

[@feoltmanns7624]

The weather is not ‘mother nature’.

[@PacoOtis]

Expect more in the future as this appears to be related to climate change. Best of luck!

[@feoltmanns7624]

Climate change is a hoax based on politics not science

[@knightofwind2929]

There wouldn't be devastation if people build their houses with bricks or cement, but noooooo

[@twobitsandpepper8235]

Takes a lot of fossil fuels to make bricks and concrete, we can't have that lol.

[@philmabarak5421]

@@twobitsandpepper8235 Is that your hideous excuse? How pathetic. Green energy produces all those materials and decreases the FACTORS that makes these weather events more frequent and destructive in the first place!

[@solarwind907]

Wrong. Bricks just hurt more when the tornado flings them at you. It’s all about structural engineering. Most houses are not build to with stand tornadoes. If you look for the video of the hurricane in Mexico, Beach Florida, you’ll see one house standing. It was built on stilts with a sacrificial stairwell underneath it. The spec was for 250 mph wind. No Concrete, no bricks. Still there.

[@Eyesorecrymore]

You obviously know nothing about tornado power. They can destroy anything man made if strong enough tornado and direct hit.

[@solarwind907]

@@Eyesorecrymore look up ”, house survives Mexico Beach Florida hurricane“

[@BabsKaz]

Weather warfare.

[@aaronthenorm5400]

Mother nature will win!

[@Overkill_JD]

Or.... Spring in tornado alley......

[@joshramirez7]

Lol there is no hope for people who believe this nonsense

[@philmabarak5421]

Typical excuse by the demographic that must hate and blame and NEVER take responsibility for themselves.

[@michelletorres9502]

65 percent Republican state... 1 girl said she Never prayed till yesterday !! Yeah !! GOD showed Up.. why.. They forgot about God! Told you ..... God has ways of showing them... and bringing those to their knees !

[@trentfable4069]

Pretty sure a political party has nothing to do with living in the midwest. Tornadoes are part of living here , just like floods. No hurricanes or earthquakes though and no dormant volcanos..Maybe if Iowa went Democrat, they have a earthquake huh ?

[@gokugoku1073]

The judgement of THE MOST HIGH YAHUAH is at hand people repent of your sins THE DAY OF THE MOST HIGH YAHUAH IS AT HAND it's in HIS word that all this would happen we are in the last days

[@titusvarghese1854]

Judgment of God upon the wicked sinful.

[@TP-ne6ez]

Really? Then why don't these tornadoes ever hit Hollywood????

[@emersonbiggins-xc9lo]

Why has he spared you then? Explain.

[@vmd8057]

@@TP-ne6ez is the collective sin. We are all sinners. We have to respect the 10 commandments. God is the ruler of the Universe.

[@johannedillworth7413]

Thumpers are sick.

[@TP-ne6ez]

@@vmd8057 And your point is? So were all the residents in the center of Greenfield Iowa the worst sinners of the day in USA? Make some sense please

[@HD-vy4vz]

Dont take God out of this equation. Repent from evil and turn to him while you still have life.

[@vmd8057]

You are correct. Thank you!

[@johannedillworth7413]

I can think of a few really evil places that never seem to have anything bad happen. Condolences to all who lost everything

[@brandonhardin2609]

Exactly

[@RubenRodriguz]

If you spray poison karma

[@emersonbiggins-xc9lo]

Poison karma? Southwest Iowa has been a haven for asylum seekers including Greenfeild. Is this the karma you speak of?

[@texasrefugee7888]

Remember, climate crisis is a hoax, just like that pandemic 😂

[@vmd8057]

Time to reflect on God and what is it that He wants us to do with our lives. Sin, all our sins are the cause of wars and sufferings. Let all of us Christian and no Christians return to God and his 10 Mandamientos.

[@DJL0455]

I wouldn't live in the midwest or great plains under ANY circumstances. There is a reason it's called "flyover country".

[@heritheone9585]

You are beeing puniched by godzilla .