JOHNSTON, Iowa – The National Weather Service out of Johnston has confirmed two tornadoes touched down Tuesday morning south of the metro. Both tornadoes were confirmed using the radar tornado debris signature and damage reported by law enforcement. The first happened southeast of De Soto, near Badger Creek State Park around 5:20 a.m. The second…
Hacked tornado sirens taken offline in two Texas cities ahead of major storm
A hacker set off the tornado emergency sirens in the middle of the night last week across two North Texas towns. Following the unauthorized intrusion, city authorities had to shut down their emergency warning system a day before major storms and potential tornadoes were set to hit the area. The incident impacted DeSoto and Lancaster,…
EF-0 Tornado Confirmed in DeSoto, 30 Homes Damaged
A powerful storm blew through North Texas early Tuesday, spawning an EF-0 tornado that touched down near DeSoto, the National Weather Service says. National Weather Service Meteorologist Mark Fox toured a damaged DeSoto neighborhood Tuesday afternoon and estimated the winds there reached 85 miles per hour. “It is a very narrow, but very intentional path,”…