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...
DeSantis says GOP needs ‘positive alternative’ to Biden, Trump cancels Iowa rally due to tornado watch
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...
Severe storms bring three possible tornadoes, hail, high winds, heavy rain
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...
Keota police chief says tornado videos putting people in danger
The police chief in Keota says he is concerned people are staying way too close to tornadoes to get videos and pictures. Two tornadoes struck the Keota area on March 31st, including an EF-4 tornado packing winds of more than 170 miles an hour. Keota Police Chief Doug...
Powerful storms bring baseball-sized hail and at least one tornado
A survey team from the National Weather Service is looking over the damage from a tornado that touched down in south-central Iowa last night near Knoxville and Pleasantville. Meteorologist Donna Dubberke, at the Weather Service office in metro Des Moines, says there...
Preliminary Friday tornado count in eastern Iowa at 16
Preliminary reports from the National Weather Service office in the Quad Cities shows at least 16 tornadoes touched down in eastern Iowa Friday. Lead Meteorologist, Justin Schultz, says that number could still go up as they continue looking at damage. "The vast...
Governor approves state assistance for 6 Iowa counties hit by tornadoes, hail, high winds
Tornadoes and hail struck portions of Iowa Friday. Tornado watches or warnings were issued for 40 different counties Friday as severe weather struck the Midwest. Governor Reynolds has approved state assistance to six counties -- Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Johnson,...
Iowa Red Cross volunteers part of tornado recovery effort in Mississippi
Volunteers from the Central Iowa Chapter of the American Red Cross are already in Mississippi, which was hit by multiple tornadoes over the weekend, killing at least 25 people. Emily Holley, with the Nebraska-Iowa Region of the Red Cross, says only a few Iowans are in...
Volunteers needed to clean up tornado debris in Red Haw State Park
Volunteers are needed this weekend to help restore a state park that was heavily damaged in a tornado just over a year ago. One camper was killed when the powerful EF-3 twister cut across southern Iowa’s Lucas County on March 5th of 2022, destroying much of the...
Madison County marks anniversary of deadly tornado
Madison County residents marked the one year anniversary Sunday of the deadly tornado outbreak that included one that dropped down just outside Winterset and left six people dead. Madison County Community Foundation manager Tom Leners says one year later, some people...