storms

After a relatively slow start to the spring storm season, multiple tornadoes were reported across many parts of Iowa Sunday afternoon and evening. Here's video of a twister that struck Pella, Iowa including some of the damage it caused.

The National Weather Service in Des Moines says that very active weather is expected late tonight into Thursday morning. Storms will race into western Iowa early Thursday morning and speed across the state. The storms are likely to bring locally heavy rainfall, frequent lightning and potentially damaging wind gusts...

The afternoon of May 25, 2008 many Iowa residents noticed the sky had turned an eerie shade of green. That was the first sign that something bad was potentially imminent. By the time the day was over, a 43-mile path of destruction would be all that was left after a F5 tornado destroyed many communities in central and eastern Iowa.

Two new weather alerts will be added this spring to warn people of storms with high winds and large hail.

2020 saw more billion dollar weather disasters than any year in history, including the August derecho.

**Snow amounts are as of 8:30 AM 12/12*** The Winter Weather Advisory runs until 3 PM where additional snow amounts will be less than an inch. Des Moines reported over 5.5". The areas surrounding Dubuque remain in a Winter Storm Warning until 6 PM with snow totals expected to reach up to 9" in some locations...

Just what we need. The mugginess continues today as hundreds of thousands continue to clean up, most without power or air conditioning, in the aftermath of Monday's derecho. Iowa's News Now Weather First Forecast Center tells us there's a chance of Friday night thunderstorms...

Officials issued "travel not advised" alerts in several cities, due to debris blocking roads. The storms also knocked out cellular phone service in Fayette County.

A 99 MPH wind gust was reported in Marshalltown