CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Iowa’s News Now) — The National Weather Service has confirmed two weak tornadoes in the August 10th derecho. This brings the total tornadoes for that event to six. These tornadoes were weak and it’s fairly common for there to be tornadoes within derechos (or lines of storms). These tornadoes did little to…
Four tornadoes touched down in Iowa during August derecho
Four tornadoes touched down in Iowa during the Aug. 10 derecho, according to the National Weather Service in Des Moines. Three of the four tornadoes touched down in Marshall County, according to the NWS. The most severe tornado was northwest of Marshalltown and had winds of 100 mph. The EF-1 tornado was on the ground…
Memorial Day Damage: Radar Confirmed Tornado in Polk County
At 6:32 PM on Monday evening, the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Warning for a storm cell moving through the city of Johnston. The National Weather Service Johnston will do a storm survey tonight and possibly into Tuesday morning to confirm damage from this storm. Rotation started to appear in radar scans just before…
Tornado Damages Apartment Building in Northeast Iowa
OELWEIN, Iowa (AP) — Severe storms damaged an apartment building in northeast Iowa Saturday night and knocked down power lines in the area. A tornado that was spotted in Oelwein, Iowa, tore off part of the wall of a 12-unit apartment building and damaged the siding of a second building in the complex. Oelwein police…
‘No fatalities, thank God’: Tornadoes in Arkansas, Iowa and Illinois damage homes, businesses
Strong storms that brought tornadoes, high winds, hail and rain to parts of the Midwest and South caused extensive damage in some areas but no deaths, officials said Sunday. Tornadoes were spotted in Arkansas, Illinois and Iowa as thunderstorms swept through the area Saturday. High winds and a possible tornado were also reported in Indiana.…
4 confirmed tornadoes from severe storms on Saturday
The National Weather Service offices in the Quad Cities and La Crosse, Wisconsin surveyed damage from Saturday’s storms and confirmed 4 tornadoes in the TV9 viewing area. The first tornado happened in Fayette County, near Oelwein and was rated an EF-1, with estimated wind speeds of around 107 mph. Meteorologists that surveyed the damage said…
Farms, homes damaged after EF-1 tornado near Potosi
GRANT COUNTY, Wis. (WMTV) — The National Weather Service says storms formed near a warm front on Saturday, producing brief tornadoes which caused damage north of Potosi, Wisconsin and Oelwein, Iowa. Preliminary reports from the NWS show an EF-1 tornado with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph and a path length of 6.9 miles. Officials…
2-day severe weather outbreak leaves widespread destruction across southern US
Intense winds, flooding downpours and tornadoes left behind a trail of destruction as the first severe weather outbreak of 2020 roared through the southern United States. From Friday morning to Saturday night, the storms turned deadly and left a long recovery process in its wake. During the two-day span, a total of over 650 wind…
Tornado path identified by National Weather Service in Clayton County
MONONA, Iowa (KCRG) – A second tornado from storms that occurred on Thursday in northeast Iowa has been identified by officials. On Monday, the National Weather Service in La Crosse, Wis., surveyed the damage from a tornado that took place on Thursday, September 12. It identified that a tornado touched down at around 5:34 p.m.…
National Weather Service confirms EF-0 tornado in Ossian
OSSIAN, Iowa (KCRG) – A preliminary report from the National Weather Service shows an EF-0 tornado touched down in Ossian, Iowa, Thursday night and stayed on the ground for about a mile. The National Weather Service said it touched down just before 5 p.m. Some damage has been reported in the area. It appears to…