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Our first round of severe weather is coming on Friday.

We weren’t the only state to have Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued this week. As of July 16, there are only three states that haven’t had a Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued in the past week. Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii. Washington h...

Usually, when you think of a severe thunderstorm hitting Iowa, it’s in the afternoon, evening, or in the overnight hours. But on Wednesday morning, July 14th, multiple Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued in Eastern Iowa between 8 AM – 9 AM. At 8:39...

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for 19 counties in Northeastern Iowa, including: Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Hardin, Howard, Mitchell, and Winneshiek...

Severe weather is a possibility in Iowa Wednesday/Wednesday night. The National Weather Service in Des Moines says: Damaging winds and large hail remain the main concerns although a few tornadoes will be possible.   As of Tuesday morning, the biggest threat of severe weather is pinpointed north of Highway 20. ...

After receiving a trace of rain early Thursday morning, Eastern Iowa might finally be getting some much-needed precipitation this afternoon into the evening hours. Unfortunately, the rain will bring along with it the chance of severe weather in Iowa. ...

There's a chance that portions of Iowa may be hit with some severe weather this afternoon. Thunderstorm activity this far in 2021 has also been EXTREMELY quiet. So far this year only three T-storm warnings have been issued from the Des Moines office of the National Weather Service. That’s t...

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has not yet issued a single tornado warning for its 51 county coverage area in 2021. (through May 14) This is only the fourth time this far into a calendar year (since 1986) where the NWS-Des Moines hasn’t issued such warning. (199...

It has been extremely quiet in Iowa so far this year in the category of Severe Weather. Only NINE Thunderstorm/Tornado warnings have been issued in the first 117 days of the year. (Through April 26) It's the lowest amount of warnings issued thus far into the year since 2003...

The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center says that there's a slight risk of severe weather this afternoon in Iowa. Large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible with these storms. Be Weather Aware!