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Largest Tornado Outbreak in Iowa

In Historical by Jeff Wilcox

The morning of Wednesday April 11, 2001 was a stormy one across the state. Numerous showers and thunderstorms were roaming the countryside as a storm system was strengthening over the central plains. A warm front was sprawled along the Interstate 80 corridor. It had already been an active weather week. Numerous severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings had been issued two …