At least one tornado touched down along with baseball-sized hail in Iowa in a line of severe storms that also hit Nebraska and worked their way into Wisconsin. Forecasters had predicted a strong ...

Multiple tornadoes were reported Thursday evening from two supercell thunderstorms that traveled from Nebraska into Iowa. At least six reports came from southwest Iowa, although the National Weather ...

Thursday’s Imogene-Essex, Iowa tornado was an EF-1 with winds of 110 mph. The maximum width was 3130 yards, which is 1.8 miles wide! This is not just the widest tornado in Iowa history, but also the ...

The widest tornado in Iowa’s history touched down Thursday night near Essex, Iowa. 1.78 miles. 3130 yards. More than 31 football fields. That’s how wide the twister was as it ripped through nearly 20 ...

When is tornado season, and why hasn't it been as harsh in Iowa this year? In 2024, the state of Iowa experienced a record total of 125 tornadoes, according to National Weather Service data. The ...

April 2024 tornado damage in Minden. (National Weather Service photo) After last year’s record tornado outbreak, Iowa is having a relatively mild severe weather season this year, according to state ...