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...]
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Two years after tornado, Marshalltown dealing with Derecho damage
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...]
Tornado knocks down trees in Johnston
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...]
Tornado damages apartment complex in Oelwein
(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...]
Strong storms produce tornadoes in northern Iowa
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...]
Tornado confirmed near Grand Mound
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...]
Tornado touchdown confirmed in Dubuque County
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...]
Marshalltown marks anniversary of tornado touchdown
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...]
Weather Service radio remains out in 6 southwest Iowa counties as tornadoes hit
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...]
Tornado risk starts to drop as we enter July
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...]