A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for the entire area with damaging winds and torrential rains the main threats as a cold front moves through the area.
Severe thunderstorms that rolled across northeast Iowa Saturday spawned at least six tornadoes, five of which caused damage in rural areas of four counties.
Last week, multiple tornadoes struck Linn County but nowhere near Cedar Rapids, where the sirens sounded. Why did they sound here? I went straight to the source.
There's a threat of severe weather and very heavy rain across the area Wednesday and Wednesday night. It couldn't come at a worse time for public notification.