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There is a slight risk of severe weather in Iowa over the weekend as riders prepare for the start of RAGBRAI. See where the ...
After severe weather and heavy rain on Thursday, more storms are headed for Iowa on Friday afternoon prompting a tornado ...
Forecasters are tracking a potential mesoscale convective system that could unleash damaging winds, hail and possible ...
Heavy rain caused flooding issues in Ames and rotation was observed in clouds around the Iowa Speedway in Newton as the area ...
IOWA, USA — The Local 5 Weather Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert Day for early Saturday, July 19 due to anticipated strong to severe storms. Early Saturday morning will bring a complex of storms ...
Seven people, including two children, died in a series of tornadoes that ripped through multiple counties near Des Moines, Iowa, Saturday, officials said. Six Madison County residents were killed ...
WE’VE NOW GOT UP TO TWO TORNADOES OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED, SURVEYED, CONFIRMED FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE NOW FROM YESTERDAY’S ...
A derecho-spun tornado preliminarily rated as an EF1 caused damage Monday along a path from Urbandale southeast into Windsor Heights and northwestern Des Moines, according to the National Weather ...
The National Weather Service in Des Moines tweeted Saturday that initial photos and videos from the damage around the community of Winterset suggested it was at least an EF-3 tornado, capable of ...
In Lucas County, about 54 miles southeast of Des Moines, officials confirmed one death and multiple reported injuries when a separate tornado struck less than an hour later.
DES MOINES, Iowa — A tornado watch for much of Iowa expired at 8 p.m. Friday. Multiple severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado warnings were issued during the afternoon.
Several homes in Norwalk, about 10 miles south of Des Moines, were damaged along with the city’s public works site and some businesses, said Shelby Hisel, a city spokeswoman. No injuries were ...