Breaking: Tornado Rips Directly Through Town in Iowa – Reports (VIDEOS)

Tornado Rips Directly Through Town in Iowa – Reports (VIDEOS)

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A large tornado touched down in central Iowa Thursday evening, ABC News reported. The City of Marshalltown is in a state of emergency and multiple injuries have been reported in the town of Pella.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a tornado warning for eastern Marshall and southwestern Tama counties Thursday afternoon.

Several people have been injured and transported to a hospital, Lt. Shane Cox of the Pella Police Department told ABC. Families have been displaced by the destruction, which spreads across multiple counties.

Multiple funnel ​clouds have been spotted in the state, with one tornado touching down in Bondurant, just 10 miles from the capital Des Moines. Power outages have been reported and at least one town has declared a state of emergency.

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