A large tornado developed west of the essex area, said van dewald, lead meteorologist for the national weather service in omaha. After sliding north of essex, ia, the tornado tracked northeast towards nyman, ia A tornado ripped through the town in page county, and ketv crews observed power poles on the ground, shed doors blown in and lots of destruction.
Essex, Iowa tornado confirmed by National Weather Service
A powerful tornado tore through essex, iowa, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake
Homes were completely destroyed, residents were trapped, and emergency crews rushed to the scene.
Twin tornadoes were heading for essex, iowa on thursday The national weather service also issued a warning for yorktown and imogene. Essex, iowa — a powerful tornado was closing in on the page county town of essex on thursday night The storm mostly missed the town, but did damage houses and barns, as well as cause some cattle to go missing.
The tornado tracked just north of essex, ia, with more wooden power poles snapped and farm outdoor building damage
