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 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...
January is usually the coldest and driest month of the year, but State Climatologist, Justin Glisan says the numbers went against the averages this year. "Little over 24 degrees is the average temperature for the state and that's about five degrees above average so...
It's been a little over six months since a deadly tornado tore across southern Iowa's Lucas County, destroying much of the infrastructure and foliage at Red Haw State Park near Chariton. Sherry Arntzen, chief of the Iowa DNR's Parks, Forests and Preserves Bureau, says...
Peak tornado season in Iowa usually runs from early April through the end of June, and even though this is the final day of the season, Iowans are warned to stay vigilant. Meteorologist Mike Fowl, at the National Weather Service in Johnston, says it was a busy season,...
Portions of Red Haw State Park will reopen today, more than two months after a deadly tornado swept through Lucas County and the Chariton area, destroying much of the park's infrastructure and foliage. Park manager Bonnie Friend says the March 5th twister killed a man...
Preliminary information from the National Weather Service has confirmed eight tornadoes were part of Tuesday night's storms. The weather service rated two of those tornadoes as EF-2s on the scale which classifies zero as the weakest and five as the strongest. Those...
A storm front pushed hazardous weather through the state Tuesday afternoon and evening, spawning hail and damaging winds in some areas. National Weather Service meteorologist Rod Donovan says northern Iowa took the brunt of it. "We did have a couple of tornado...
March proved to be a mixed bag when it came to temperatures and precipitation. State Climatologist Justin Glisan says things were slightly wetter than normal. "Precipitation we were above average across much of the state -- seven-tenths of an inch preliminarily....
As part of Severe Weather Awareness Week, Iowans are urged to take part in this morning's statewide tornado drill. Meteorologist Alex Krull, at the National Weather Service in metro Des Moines, says with the number of deadly tornadoes that have already hit Iowa in...