Iowa tornado video: Iowa City sirens blaring, tornado in West Liberty; WATCH

Notably, West Liberty in Muscatine County is located east of Iowa City. Much of Johnson County was on alert as a tornado moved toward Iowa City. National Weather Service.

Storm chasers shared video of the rope tornado in West Liberty on social media. This is a video shared on X by storm chaser Chase Goleman.

Iowa City residents shared footage of the city’s sirens going off during a tornado near West Liberty. Here are some visuals shared by University of Iowa journalism professor Wayne Drehs.

Earlier, a tornado warning was issued in the afternoon for storms near parts of Keota, Richmond, Wellman, Kalona and Iowa City, which was in effect until approximately 4:45 pm Central Time. It has now expired.

Earlier in the afternoon, another tornado warning covered areas including Promethean City and Millerton, about 65 miles south of Des Moines.

Much of southern and eastern Iowa remains under a tornado watch into the evening,

This story is being updated.