Thousands of people in southern Iowa were urged to “take cover now!” as a potentially dangerous thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado tore through the area.
The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Des Moines issued the tornado warning at 2:38 p.m. Thursday Central time, giving people only minutes to seek shelter before the storm. The warning was set to remain in effect until 3:15 p.m. for northeastern Wayne County, including Promise City and Millerton. The latter is 65 miles south of Des Moines.
The warning comes as AccuWeather meteorologists have also cautioned about isolated tornadoes that could hit the Midwest on Thursday afternoon…