Storms leave 8 dead in Iowa, Minn., officials say
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An unidentified woman is taken to Aplington-Parkersburg High School for medical care by firefighters after a powerful storm ripped through Parkersburg, Iowa, on Sunday.
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updated 12:58 a.m. ET May 26, 2008
DES MOINES, Iowa - Severe thunderstorms packing large hail and tornadoes rumbled across the nation's midsection on Sunday, killing at least eight people and damaging dozens of homes, authorities said.
Iowa Homeland Security administrator Dave Miller said seven of the dead were killed by a tornado in northeast Iowa — five from Parkersburg, 80 miles northeast of Des Moines, and two from nearby New Hartford. At least 50 injuries were reported.
"Occasionally we have a death but we have warning system. Seven deaths. It's been a long time since we've had those kinds of injuries and deaths reported," Miller said.
