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Drone video, pictures show deadly Iowa tornado and its aftermath

By Heather Brinkmann Source FOX Weather

Watch: Drone video shows destruction left behind after powerful tornado in Iowa

Drone video shows the destruction left behind when a tornado tore through the community of Winterset, Iowa, on Saturday.

At least seven people were killed Saturday after tornadoes raced across Iowa.

Drone video shows the aftermath of the wedge tornado that tracked through Winterset.

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Aftermath of the Winterset, IA, tornado. ( )

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Aftermath of the Winterset, IA, tornado ( )

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Residents look upon the damage caused by the Winterset tornado. ( )

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Residents look upon the damage caused by the Winterset tornado. ( )

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Residents look upon the damage caused by the Winterset tornado. ( )

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Aftermath of the Winterset, IA, tornado. ( )

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Aftermath of the Winterset, IA, tornado. ( )

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Aftermath of the Winterset, IA, tornado. ( )

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A utility worker tends to a downed stoplight on Highway 69  in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, March 5, 2022, after a strong storm caused damage in areas of central Iowa. (Bryon Houlgrave, Des Moines Register)

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Cleanup efforts are underway in Winterset, Iowa, on Sunday, March 6, 2022, after a tornado tore through an area southwest of town on Saturday. (Bryon Houlgrave, Des Moines Register)

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Cleanup efforts are underway in Winterset, Iowa, after a tornado tore through an area southwest of town on Saturday. (Bryon Houlgrave, Des Moines Register)

The video suggests at least EF-3 damage, the National Weather Service in Des Moines says.

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Crews plan to further assess damage Sunday but say that it could take days to weeks to comb through the damage.

Wedge tornado tracks across Winterset, Iowa

The National Weather Service says that this tornado produced at least EF3 tornado damage in Iowa on Saturday evening. 

"It's been really, really devastating for our community," Madison County Emergency Management Director Diogenes Ayala tells FOX Weather. 

Large tornado moves through Winterset, Iowa

Watch as a wedge tornado rips through Winterset, Iowa, on Saturday evening. 

Madison County Emergency Management says that at least 25-30 homes were damaged from the storms.

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The NWS says that at least three thunderstorms produced several tornadoes Saturday evening. Still, until they review radar data and examine high-resolution satellite imagery, they cannot establish an official tornado count. So far, the NWS confirmed eight tornadoes.

Tornadoes storm through Iowa

On March 5, 2022, destructive Tornadoes swept through Iowa.