The National Weather Service is confirming five tornadoes in Tuesday's severe storms, but officials in southwest Iowa's Cass County believe they were also hit with a twister, which would be number-six. Mike Kennon, the county's emergency management coordinator, says...
The National Weather Service says a minimum of four tornadoes touched down in Iowa on Tuesday, including one each in Calhoun, Dallas, Lee and Pocahontas counties. Among the damage, a barn was leveled near Dallas Center and there's major damage to a house near Salem....
A training session for severe weather spotters in Carroll County that was scheduled for tonight is cancelled due to the threat of, wait for it, severe weather. National Weather Service meteorologist Brad Small says if you didn't get your lawn mowed over the weekend,...
A Marshalltown man faces nearly two years in prison after pleading guilty to insurance fraud linked to two major storms. Court information shows 32-year-old Timothy Sletten presented false work invoices from contractors for repairs to his rental homes in Marshalltown...
Iowa State University has landed a four-year, $14-million grant to design a national testing facility that will simulate tornadoes and other windstorms, like the powerful derecho that carved a path of destruction across the state in 2020. Professor Partha Sarkar, ...
The National Weather Service has confirmed a tornado with wind speeds around 75 miles an hour touched down near Clinton Friday night. According to the National Weather Service office in the Quad Cities, the tornado in Clinton County was on the ground for nearly one...
State Climatologist Justin Glisan says Iowa has been in a severe weather drought for the past three years. So far this year, there have been three dozen confirmed tornadoes in the state. "If you look at the climate trends, it looks like 'Tornado alley' is shifting...
Staff at the National Weather Service office at the Davenport Airport had to leave their posts and seek shelter as a weekend tornado nearly hit their building. Meteorologist Rich Kinney says an EF-0 twister with winds around 75 miles an hour touched down near the Iowa...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis -- expected to announce soon that he's running for president -- is urging Iowa Republicans not to be distracted by the past. During a speech in Sioux Center today, DeSantis did not mention former President Trump by name, but he told the...
Damage assessment teams from the National Weather Service are being dispatched to multiple locations in western Iowa after severe thunderstorms last night spun off at least three suspected tornadoes. Meteorologist Dylan Dodson, at the weather service office in metro...