Storms, packing winds with gusts over 80?per hour,?rolled through western Iowa,?Wednesday night.
From tree branches, to bricks, there was?a lot to clean up in the town of Onawa Thursday. When daylight came, the damage in Onawa was even more evident.
The storm, according to the National Weather Service came without warning, something that doesn't often happen these days.
Folks in Onawa, Iowa are cleaning up following Wednesday evening's storm, after they say something tore through the middle of town. "I opened up my screen door on the patio and no sooner than I opened it up and I literally stepped out one foot and felt my door get ripped off the house and fly in the wind," said Daniel King of Onawa, Iowa.
Some residents are convinced that it was a tornado.
James Davis, says surveillance video he captured shows a swirling motion moving down 10th street.
The National Weather Service blames 80 plus mile per hour winds on an intense downburst, which occurred without warning. "Downburst winds are very violent, and as they're slamming into the ground, absolutely there can be turbulence and rotation and swirling," said Jim Meyer, National Weather Service Meteorologist-In-Charge.
It left behind quite the mess.
Steve Gossage says the high winds took off an overhang at this Knoepfler Chevrolet building, crushing two cars beneath it. He says no one was inside. "The back door apparently was blown or sucked in. I had two garage doors back there. They were sucked in, and we don't know if the wind came through and blew it off or if it blew off and sucked the stuff in, we just don't know," said Steve Gossage, building owner.
Now he'll focus on rebuilding, while others offer a reminder that when push comes to shove, it's all about taking action. "You don't pass-go. You don't look at your TV. You don't gather up radio. You don't have time to go get money or anything. Sometimes, you literally have time just to run and get to shelter," said King.
The Onawa Police Department says that strong winds knocked out stop lights and even overturned a camper.
The National Weather Service does not plan on sending a survey team to the town to evaluate the damage.
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