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The tornado on Tuesday ripped apart more than 100 of the town's homes in just one minute.

In Iowa, the average price of gas Thursday was nearly $3.33 a gallon, less than national average of $3.61 a gallon. In Linn County, the average price was $3.39 a gallon. That’s roughly 14 cents higher from a week ago, but similar to last year. In Johnson County, the average gas price was 12 cents cheaper.

Gov. Kim Reynolds’ request covers Adair, Polk, Story and Montgomery counties.

There’s a possibility of three rounds of storms Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service’s Quad Cities bureau. The strongest storms are expected Tuesday afternoon and evening, and could bring damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes.

1,700 new spotters trained this year by Quad Cities SKYWARN program

This is the second time Clarke and Pottawattamie counties were included in a disaster proclamation in just over a week.

Of those, 24 struck Western and Central Iowa on just one day.

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At least 17 tornadoes struck Iowa on a single day last week, the National Weather Service says.

Pottawattamie County declares a state of emergency, and said at least four people had been injured and 120 homes and businesses were damaged — some of them outright destroyed

Repairs to the transmitter that sends updates to weather radios in Cedar Rapids and the surrounding area were completed Thursday.

Thunderstorms — some of which could bring hail and strong winds — are projected to sweep across Eastern Iowa from Friday through the weekend, and meteorologists are warning total rainfall in some areas could top 2 inches.

Iowa saw eight tornadoes during Tuesday’s severe weather, according to the National Weather Service Des Moines and Quad Cities offices.

The weather radio transmitter that covers the Linn County area could be out of service until mid-May, according to the National Weather Service Quad Cities Office.

With Cedar Rapids weather radio off air, residents are reminded to have multiple ways of getting information about weather alerts.