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At 5:48 p.m., NWS confirmed a “large and extremely dangerous” tornado was located near the Iowa Events Center in downtown Des Moines moving southeast at 30 mph. NWS urges residents to take cover.

People in the Des Moines metro are still cleaning up after a tornado hit the area yesterday evening. The National Weather Service says first a derecho hit the area, followed by an EF-1 tornado.

At 5:48 p.m., NWS confirmed a “large and extremely dangerous” tornado was located near the Iowa Events Center in downtown Des Moines moving southeast at 30 mph. NWS urges residents to take cover.