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Governor says Marshalltown derecho damage may be worse than 2018 tornado

August 13, 2020 By Radio Iowa Contributor

A quarter of a million Iowa homes and business are still without power this morning. Ames residents have been warned damage is so dense and significant, power may be out for a week in some areas. Governor Kim Reynolds toured Marshalltown Wednesday afternoon and told reporters the damage she saw … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Weather Tagged With: Kim Reynolds, Utilities

Two years after tornado, Marshalltown dealing with Derecho damage

August 11, 2020 By Radio Iowa Contributor

The Derecho that plowed through Iowa Monday caused significant damage in the Marshalltown area, a part of the state still recovering from the 2018 E-F-three tornado. A 99 mile-per-hour gust was reported at the Marshalltown Airport as the winds and rain inundated the community, damaging not only … [Read more...]

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Tornado knocks down trees in Johnston

May 26, 2020 By Matt Kelley

Clean-up is underway in the Des Moines suburb of Johnston after a tornado touched down about 6:30 last night. Meteorologist Roger Vachalek at the National Weather Service says the twister was relatively weak and only lasted about three minutes, but still caused plenty of trouble. A weather … [Read more...]

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Tornado damages apartment complex in Oelwein

March 30, 2020 By Radio Iowa Contributor

(Update) The National Weather Service confirmed today that a fourth tornado touched down Saturday in northeast Iowa. The twister destroyed a rural Black Hawk County farm, just south of Waterloo. A survey team rated the tornado an EF-0, with winds around 85 miles-an-hour. The tornado touched down … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News

Strong storms produce tornadoes in northern Iowa

September 25, 2019 By Matt Kelley

At least two tornadoes, possibly three, touched down in northern Iowa last night. Meteorologist Kyle Weisser, at the National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, says a twister was reported about 5:30 p.m near the town of Cushing in Woodbury County and another tornado was spotted … [Read more...]

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Tornado confirmed near Grand Mound

August 19, 2019 By Radio Iowa Contributor

The National Weather Service says a small tornado touched down near the eastern Iowa town of Grand Mound in Clinton County early Sunday. The survey team found damage consistent with an EF-0 tornado that was on eastern edge of some private property. Numerous tree branches were down and one tree … [Read more...]

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Tornado touchdown confirmed in Dubuque County

August 7, 2019 By Radio Iowa Contributor

The National Weather Service confirms it was a tornado that touched down in Dubuque County Monday night The report says the tornado touched down southwest of Dubuque near the regional airport and caused damage to corn, trees and houses along its three tenths of a mile path. At the widest the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather

Marshalltown marks anniversary of tornado touchdown

July 19, 2019 By Radio Iowa Contributor

Today marks one year since an EF-3 tornado plowed through the northern section of Marshalltown, leaving behind a path of damage -- but no loss of life or any serious injuries. One of the many images that folks remember showed the cupola atop the Marshall County Courthouse being swatted to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Human Interest, News, Weather

Weather Service radio remains out in 6 southwest Iowa counties as tornadoes hit

July 17, 2019 By Radio Iowa Contributor

Several funnel clouds and tornadoes menaced southwest Iowa's Cass County Tuesday afternoon, but residents in a six-county area who rely on weather radio were clueless. The National Weather Service weather radio transmitter near Hancock, in Pottawattamie County, has been down due to an ice and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather

Tornado risk starts to drop as we enter July

July 1, 2019 By Radio Iowa Contributor

While tornadoes can strike during any month of the year in Iowa, the peak months are April, May and June. Now that we're into July, the risks diminish slightly. Meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff , at the National Weather Service, says Iowa had zero tornadoes during April and didn't see this year's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fires/Accidents/Disasters, News, Weather

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