The Rudd Historical Society's church museum was damaged in a Dec. 15 tornado. | facebook.com/RuddHistoricalSociety/photos/a.504428359593543/4833998643303138/
The Rudd Historical Society's church museum was damaged in a Dec. 15 tornado. | facebook.com/RuddHistoricalSociety/photos/a.504428359593543/4833998643303138/
A tornado struck the northern Iowa town of Rudd on the night of Dec. 15.
Cedar Rapids’ KCRG reported that severe weather rumbled through the community of about 1,100 people at about 7 p.m., and the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office is urging people to stay away.
“There is widespread damage throughout the entire time,” the sheriff's office said, according to the ABC affiliate. “Rudd is closed to non-residents.”
Floyd County Emergency Management told the station that some buildings sustained heavy damage, including the city’s water treatment plant and library.
Officials warned residents that water and power will be unavailable for several days.
There are no reported injuries as of Dec. 16, KCRG reported.
The Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock School District announced campus closures Dec. 16 with the exception for showers, warmth and meals for residents.
The tornado that struck Rudd was among at least five that touched down in the state, according to the Des Moines Register.
The publication reported that the National Weather Service tallied 118 severe thunderstorm and 71 tornado warnings across Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa.
Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for 49 counties following the severe weather event.
"The governor's proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather," a statement from Reynolds’s office obtained by the Des Moines Register said.
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