DescriptionSignificant Tornado Damage in Winterset, Iowa from March 5, 2022.jpg
English: Significant damage to the southwest of Winterset, Iowa, when the tornado was around at peak intensity. Unlike normal, the National Weather Service did not publicly release what rating this damage received on the Enhanced Fujita scale, however, they stated this was “significant damage”, which indicates at least EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
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