'Narrowly Missed': Possible Tornado Tears Through Southwest Iowa

A large funnel cloud was spotted in Red Oak, Iowa, as https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=IAZ080&warncounty=IAC137&firewxzone=IAZ080&local_place1=Red%20Oak%20IA&product1=Hazardous+Weather+Outlook&lat=41.0125&lon=-95.2246 severe weather tore through the region on Tuesday, May 21. Video recorded by storm chaser Paxton Biggs shows the possible tornado swirling across a field. Speaking to Storyful, Biggs said it "moved just north of town and narrowly missed the center." The National Weather Service (NWS) https://x.com/NWSOmaha/status/1792997917621625292 issued a tornado warning for Red Oak on Tuesday afternoon, and https://x.com/NWSOmaha/status/1793038549425471537 said NWS personnel would evaluate severe weather damage in southwest Iowa on Wednesday. (Footage by Paxton Biggs/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
A large funnel cloud was spotted in Red Oak, Iowa, as https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=IAZ080&warncounty=IAC137&firewxzone=IAZ080&local_place1=Red%20Oak%20IA&product1=Hazardous+Weather+Outlook&lat=41.0125&lon=-95.2246 severe weather tore through the region on Tuesday, May 21. Video recorded by storm chaser Paxton Biggs shows the possible tornado swirling across a field. Speaking to Storyful, Biggs said it "moved just north of town and narrowly missed the center." The National Weather Service (NWS) https://x.com/NWSOmaha/status/1792997917621625292 issued a tornado warning for Red Oak on Tuesday afternoon, and https://x.com/NWSOmaha/status/1793038549425471537 said NWS personnel would evaluate severe weather damage in southwest Iowa on Wednesday. (Footage by Paxton Biggs/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)
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