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A tornado warning, replete with threatening funnel clouds, made IndyCar drivers' weekend at Iowa Speedway extra memorable.
Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible overnight for much of Iowa, with locally higher amounts. Dozens of counties ...
The Local 5 Weather team has called for a Weather Impact Alert Day Friday due to threat of severe storms and flash flooding.
Heavy rain caused flooding issues in Ames and rotation was observed in clouds around the Iowa Speedway in Newton while the ...
Cooler air surging south across the state has confined the severe weather risk to mainly far southern and southeast Iowa.
At least one tornado has been confirmed in Iowa after a wave of severe weather early Friday morning. NWS confirmed an EF0 in Johnston.
'I was really surprised at how fast' tornado developed in Des Moines. Headley's apartment was right in the middle of the path of an EF 1 tornado that hit the Des Moines metro on Monday ...
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 – Stunned residents of the Madison County town of Winterset reached out to friends and neighbors Sunday after at least six people, including two children under 5 years old, were ...
Friday, reaching Level 3 out of 5 on severe weather risk scale, especially south of Highway 20. The worst storms are expected ...