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The
tornado crashed into the city southwest of the state capital Des
Moines in the late afternoon, the newspaper reported, causing
severe damage. Heavy storms caused more than 10,500 people in
Des Moines to lose power.
The National Weather Service said the tornado was an EF3,
meaning that it swirled with winds of up to 206 miles per hour
(332 kph). The agency said on Twitter that the situation was
"extremely dangerous."
Reports initially indicated that two people had been killed when
the tornado struck Winterset and nearby communities. But the
newspaper later reported that four children and two adults had
been killed when the twister hit around 4:30 p.m. (2230 GMT),
citing Madison County Emergency Management Director Diogenes
Ayala.
(Reporting by Sharon Bernstein; Editing by William Mallard)
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