Storm Tracker Vince Waelti is following in the wake of the tornado and has seen at least 5 wind turbines snapped in half by a tornado in Prescott, Iowa. Black smoke billows from the burning turbine and fills the sky that is already clearing.
Multiple tornadoes caused extensive damage in Iowa on Tuesday during severe weather that storm trackers across the region captured live on video.
Reports of tornadoes and damage started coming in Tuesday afternoon while a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” Tornado Watch was underway for parts of the Midwest.
At least four tornadoes were seen in western and central parts of the Hawkeye State, including by FOX Weather storm chasers.
Storm chaser Brandon Copic’s cameras started recording a massive tornado that developed in western Iowa.
“It’s definitely a multi-vortex tornado in progress,” Copic told FOX Weather Meteorologist Ian Oliver.
Exclusive FOX Storm Trackers Vince Waelti and Brandon Copic both have live views of a tornado tearing through Iowa.
Meanwhile, in Corning, Iowa, Vince Waelti captured another video of a twister touching down on the ground.
In southwest Iowa, a tornado outside of Prescott ripped down a wind turbine, causing a fire.
The video at the top of this story shows dark smoke billowing from the broken wind turbine after the twister moved through the area.
A Carl, Iowa wind turbine destroyed by a tornado.
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FOX Weather producers on the ground near Carl, Iowa, documented the turbine still burning and silo nearby that was damaged in the storm.
A tornado was spotted outside of Red Oak, Iowa on Tuesday.
National Weather Service storm survey teams will have to assess the damage in Iowa to determine the strength of the tornadoes on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.