Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is meeting with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials on Thursday in Greenfield following the deadly tornadoes that ripped through the state earlier this week.
The National Weather Service has preliminarily rated the Greenfield tornado that killed four as "at least" an EF-3 with further damage assessments pending.
"Please understand that as damage severity (and by virtue, [for] rating) increases, extreme care is taken to ensure assessments are accurate and thorough," the agency said.
A tornado in Corning killed a 46-year-old woman after her car was swept off a roadway and the NWS Des Moines office gave a preliminary EF-2 rating for a tornado that swept through Polk and Story County.
The governor has requested for a Presidential Disaster Declaration to be expedited related to Tuesday's storms, which also included widespread flooding. To read the request in full, click here.
In a press conference Thursday, Reynolds said over 200 homes across the state were damaged. And Donna Dubberke, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, added that three tornadoes totaled a path of 130 miles.
"FEMA stands ready to support, as needed," FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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