Severe weather moves east, putting 44 million at risk after deadly Iowa tornadoPatrick SmithMay 22, 2024 at 8:42 AMCentral Iowa was reeling Wednesday morning after what police described as a “devastating” tornado laid waste to rural communities and killed an unknown number of people.Iowa State Police confirmed a number of people had died Tuesday in the town of Greenfield, a community of about 2,000 people 40 miles southwest of Des Moines.There were 18 tornado warnings across Iowa on Tuesday, as well as one each in Wisconsin and Minnesota, adding to an already exceptionally busy tornado season.Sgt. Alex Dinkla said at…
