Many houses, cars and trees in the town of about 600 have been destroyed, with reports of the residents being displaced after the tornado.

The National Weather Service office in Omaha, Nebraska, issued a Tornado Emergency for communities in southwest Iowa on Friday. Storm chasers captured video of a large twister producing damage in the towns of Shelby and Minden in Iowa.

Especially hard hit was the Pottawatomie County town of Minden, where four people were injured and few structures were left untouched by a Friday afternoon twister. The same town of 600, about 30 miles northeast of Omaha,

Massive tornadoes tore through a town in southwest Iowa on Friday, leaving extensive damage in their path. Over two dozen tornadoes were spotted, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a Tornado Emergency Warning for the life-threatening weather event.

Several city streets are still blocked off, following a powerful storm system in central Iowa. The Pleasant Hill Police Department posted to Facebook last night that one person and one large animal were hurt in the storms.

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office estimated between 40 to 50 homes were destroyed which is about half of the town.

One person remained hospitalized but stable late Friday with injuries sustained in a tornado that hours earlier devastated the town of Minden, which will remain closed to anyone but residents until further notice.