Storms damage Iowa farm buildings, topple train cars
May 17th, 2015 by Ric Hanson
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Strong storms damaged farm buildings across central Iowa, knocked down trees and toppled dozens of empty railcars. The storms caused damage in Decatur, Clarke, Dallas, Boone and Madison counties as it moved across the state early Sunday morning. The National Weather Service plans to send out teams to survey the damage on Sunday. No major injuries were reported.
Some of the most significant damage was reported west of Osceola where the empty coal cars were knocked over by wind. Several farm outbuildings and grain bins were destroyed, farm roofs were damaged and some trees were uprooted. The storms also dropped roughly 2 inches of rain in Ringgold and Humboldt counties.