Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is sending eight members of the state’s All Hazards Incident Management Team to Iowa to help with tornado recovery efforts in Greenfield.
Friday marked four weeks to the day since Gail Pitzl and her family climbed out of their house and saw the destruction the tornado left on their property south of Waterloo.
People as far as 100 miles away from Greenfield posted photos of ripped family photos, yearbook pages, and other items that were lifted into the sky by the tornado.
Greenfield, Iowa residents say four of their neighbors did not survive the devastating storms that passed through the area on Tuesday, the Des Moines Register reports.
For three weeks, nonprofit Omaha Rapid Response has been cleaning up storm debris, cutting trees, and helping residents get items out of their tornado-damaged homes in Bennington, Blair, Elkhorn, and Waterloo.
In their request, Reynolds and Naig seek eligible assistance for the following eight Iowa counties: Clarke, Harrison, Mills, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby, and Union.
More than two weeks after a deadly tornado devastated the small town of Minden, Iowa, President Biden has officially declared a federal disaster in eight counties working to recover.
Omaha Rapid Response has teams in Bennington, Blair, Elkhorn, and Waterloo who are helping clean up debris, putting tarps on roofs, and cutting trees — but they still need as much help as they can get.
As part of President Biden’s approval of the federal emergency declaration for Nebraska last week, the Nebraska Department of Labor is opening applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance.
Garner Industries in Lincoln announced 62 employee layoffs Monday after a tornado caused catastrophic damage to the plant, rendering the facility beyond repair.
The emotional stress of losing everything from a tornado – plus constantly seeing the devastation as a volunteer – is unimaginable. That's why a group of people are trying to boost morale.
More than a week after devastating tornadoes tore portions of Omaha’s Elkhorn section apart, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church is still working to ensure those affected have what they need.