The Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Relentless severe weather streak keeps heartland on edge

Aaron Barker
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The dayslong trend of storms becoming severe isn’t done, with the nation’s heartland still in the crosshairs. Friday morning began with a line of severe thunderstorms sweeping across the Plains, bringing gusts of 70-85 mph to parts of Iowa still reeling from deadly tornadoes earlier this week. The worst of the storms later Friday are expected in a sprawling zone that stretches from Wisconsin to Texas. However, it’s storms during Memorial Day weekend that have forecasters particularly concerned.

Federal meteorologists echoed what other hurricane forecasts have been saying – an extremely active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is expected. The agency called for between 17 and 25 named storms. Between 8 and 13 of those are expected to become hurricanes, with 4-7 of those becoming major hurricanes. In fact, there’s already something being tracked in the Atlantic – a week before the season officially starts.

The tornado that killed several people in Iowa this week has been rated an EF-4 with maximum winds of 185 mph. That makes the twister that decimated the town of Greenfield the strongest of the year so far.

Damage and several deaths were reported in Greenfield, Iowa, on Tuesday after a large and violent tornado struck the town located about 60 miles southwest of Des Moines.
Damage and several deaths were reported in Greenfield, Iowa, on Tuesday after a large and violent tornado struck the town located about 60 miles southwest of Des Moines.

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