The death occurred Tuesday afternoon in Adams County, about 90 miles (144.8 km) southwest of the Iowa capital De Moines, Xinhua news agency reported.
Meanwhile, shortly before 5:00 pm, a tornado touched down in the city of Greenfield, about 55 miles (88 km) southwest of Des Moines. (2200 GMT), injuring several people and destroying a hospital.
Video released by a local TV station showed destroyed homes and flattened structures, piles of debris, damaged cars and countless downed trees.
In the southwestern city of Prescott, Iowa, several turbines at a wind farm were destroyed, leaving behind burning debris.
60 percent of Iowa's electricity is generated from wind turbines.
Earlier, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center issued an alert about a high chance of severe storms with the possibility of strong tornadoes across much of Iowa. Des Moines public schools ended classes two hours early before the storm and canceled all evening activities.
The National Weather Service expects the storm system to turn south on Wednesday and bring more severe weather to parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and southern Missouri.
Late Sunday night, high winds, large hail and tornadoes struck parts of Oklahoma and Kansas, damaging homes and injuring two people in Oklahoma.
Another round of storms ravaged Colorado and western Nebraska on Monday night, dropping hail the size of baseballs and golf balls in the city of Yuma, Colorado.
Last week, deadly tornadoes struck the Houston area of Texas, killing at least seven people. Thursday's storm knocked out power to thousands, leaving Texans in the dark for days and without air conditioning in the hot and humid weather.
Meanwhile, shortly before 5:00 pm, a tornado touched down in the city of Greenfield, about 55 miles (88 km) southwest of Des Moines. (2200 GMT), injuring several people and destroying a hospital.
Video released by a local TV station showed destroyed homes and flattened structures, piles of debris, damaged cars and countless downed trees.
In the southwestern city of Prescott, Iowa, several turbines at a wind farm were destroyed, leaving behind burning debris.
60 percent of Iowa's electricity is generated from wind turbines.
Earlier, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center issued an alert about a high chance of severe storms with the possibility of strong tornadoes across much of Iowa. Des Moines public schools ended classes two hours early before the storm and canceled all evening activities.
The National Weather Service expects the storm system to turn south on Wednesday and bring more severe weather to parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and southern Missouri.
Late Sunday night, high winds, large hail and tornadoes struck parts of Oklahoma and Kansas, damaging homes and injuring two people in Oklahoma.
Another round of storms ravaged Colorado and western Nebraska on Monday night, dropping hail the size of baseballs and golf balls in the city of Yuma, Colorado.
Last week, deadly tornadoes struck the Houston area of Texas, killing at least seven people. Thursday's storm knocked out power to thousands, leaving Texans in the dark for days and without air conditioning in the hot and humid weather.
