The state's largest November tornado outbreak on record took place Nov. 11, 2015. At least 19 tornadoes struck Iowa that Wednesday afternoon when a powerful low-pressure center dragged a fast-moving ...

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 ...

Neighbors embrace Penny Thomsen outside of her home in Pleasant Hill, Saturday, April 27, 2024. The Des Moines suburb was one of multiple cities hit as tornados ripped across the state Friday evening.

History was made in 2004 when a record 120 tornadoes touched down in Iowa. Two decades later in 2024, history was made again when a record 125 tornadoes struck. The number of tornadoes to strike Iowa ...

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 ...

Wednesday marks 20 years since Iowa’s rare November 2005 tornado outbreak, when 12 twisters struck the state, killing one person and damaging dozens of homes.

Devastating tornadoes are tearing across parts of eastern Nebraska and Iowa on Friday as a multiday severe thunderstorm event ramped up in the central United States, injuring at least three people.

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 ...