The deaths occured while a group of people fled a high school graduation party in two vehicles. They were trying to escape the approaching tornado. It is unclear whether they were killed in an automobile accident or by storm debris. Law enforcement officials said all of those injured lived in Harrison County. We're looking at possibly three tornadoes.
Farm equipment lies scattered after being struck by a tornado in west-central Iowa.
At 5 p.m., two tornadoes were spotted in Pottawattamie County northwest of Traynor. Witnesses said one of the twisters was at least a mile wide. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage in the sparsely populated area. Local law enforcement authorities closed U.S. Highway 30 and Iowa Highway 127, although both roads were expected to reopen sometime Monday. Tornado warnings were posted for 10 western and central Iowa counties throughout Sunday night as a band of severe weather moved across the region.