Officials say six people are dead after a tornado hit southwest of Des Moines, Iowa. The NWS estimates the storm packed wind speeds of at least 136 mph.
Six people -- including two children -- died in a tornado near Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, officials said.
The two children who died were under the age of five, Madison County Emergency Management Director Diogenes Ayala said. "This is, I think, the worst anyone has seen in quite a long time," Ayala said.The tornado in Madison County, which is southwest of Des Moines, also left one adult with life-threatening injuries and three others hospitalized in serious condition, Ayala said.
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