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Destruction in Mapleton, Iowa, in this aerial photo on Sunday, April 10, 2011, The tornado was one of several reported in Iowa. The weather service said it had confirmed a total of four smaller twisters that touched down near Early and Nemaha, damaging s Sioux City Journal, Tim Hynds) MANDATORY CREDIT, Associated Press
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Destruction in Mapleton, Iowa, in this aerial photo on Sunday, April 10, 2011, The tornado was one of several reported in Iowa. The weather service said it had confirmed a total of four smaller twisters that touched down near Early and Nemaha, damagin Sioux City Journal, Tim Hynds MANDATORY CREDIT, Associated Press
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Destruction in Early, Iowa, is shown in this aerial photo on Sunday, April 10, 2011, The small town was hit by a tornado on Saturday which also caused damage in Mapleton, Iowa. The tornado was one of several reported in Iowa. The weather service said Sioux City Journal, Tim Hynds) MANDATORY CREDIT, Associated Press
By Associated Press

MAPLETON, Iowa — The small western Iowa town of Mapleton will spend the next several months rebuilding after a tornado swept through the area.

Emergency responders have not yet calculated an exact dollar amount for the losses in Saturday evening's storm that damaged or destroyed more than half the town of 1,200 people. No one was killed.

The Monona County sheriff said the recovery would likely cost millions of dollars.

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The huge, centuries-old trees the town was named for had been pulled out of the ground and wrapped around houses and tossed on top of cars. In one case, a large motor home had been flipped on its side.

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