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DES MOINES, Iowa – A series of large, violent tornadoes struck the Hawkeye State on Tuesday, causing significant destruction in some rural communities.

Portions of Iowa, northwest Illinois, southeast Minnesota and western Wisconsin were placed under a “Particularly Dangerous Situation” Tornado Watch h as rounds of powerful storms raced across the area, continuing a dayslong severe weather threat for several parts of the U.S.

Less than 5% of all severe weather watches are given the Particularly Dangerous Situation tag.

Additionally, other Tornado Watches stretched from near Minneapolis to Tulsa, a distance of more than 600 miles.

A map showing the current Tornado and Severe Thunderstorm Watches.

Widespread damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 90 mph are also possible, along with large hail up to as large as 4 inches in diameter.

The FOX Forecast Center said a big cold front will be sweeping through the heart of the country, affecting major cities from Chicago to Dallas. Ahead of the cold front, there will be a favorable environment for supporting severe storms as the atmosphere becomes very unstable.

Three-hour radar loop. Warning boxes are color coded as: Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in yellow, Tornado Warnings in red, Tornado Warnings with a confirmed tornado in purple, Flash Flood Warnings in green and Flash Flood Emergencies in pink.

At least one death was attributed to the storms in Iowa.

A resident is believed to have been killed as a supercell raced through Corning in Adams County.

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