A “rain wrapped tornado” stuck suddenly at the Little Sioux Boy Scout Camp in Iowa.  At least four boys have been killed and forty injured as search and rescue and medical teams continue to work tonight, along with people helping the parents of the Scouts, some of whom were missing, injured or killed by the storm. Portions of the Action 3 News story below.

Four Scouts Killed When Tornado Hits Iowa Camp
Posted: June 11, 2008 09:01 PM EDT  Updated: June 12, 2008 03:41 AM EDT  

Little Sioux, IA - A tornado hit a Boy Scout Camp near Little Sioux,  Iowa Wednesday night, four people were killed, dozens injured.  Little Sioux is in southern Monona County. A Boy Scout official tells Action 3 News there were 96 Boy Scouts in the camp for leadership training, the scouts are 13 - 18 years old, most are from Omaha, Council Bluffs and Bellevue. 

In an exclusive interview with Action 3 News, 18-year-old Tom White described watching the storm develop and as a funnel cloud formed, the camp sirens were activated.  White is a member of the camp staff.  He said many scouts were hurt when a fireplace collapsed………….Parents are gathering at the Community Hall in Little Sioux.  Scouts who were not injured will be reunited with their parents at the hall.  

A hotline has been set up for families; the number is 431-9272.  …..Parents needing additional information should call the Harrison County Sheriff’s office at (712)644-2244. Parents wishing to be reunited with their children are asked to go to Little Sioux. More instruction will be available there.

Governor Chet Culver is expected to be in Little Sioux early Thursday morning.  He has scheduled a news conference for 8:00 a.m.  We will carry that news conference live on Action 3 News on action3news.com.

Reported by Jen Kucirek, jkucirek@action3news.com,

updated by Carrie Murphy, cmurphy@action3news.com