Over 30 Tornado Warnings were issued between 3:55 PM – 10:34 PM on July 14 by the National Weather Service with at least 12 confirmed Tornadoes just by the NWS office in Des Moines. (The NWS in Des Moines oversees 51 counties in Iowa, including Black Hawk, Bremer, and Fayette)
Utah was the only other state issuing a Tornado Warning on Wednesday:
The National Weather Service in Des Moines will be s
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a TORNADO WATCH for 47 of its 51 county coverage area until 9 PM.
Counties included:
AUDUBON BENTON BLACK HAWK
BOONE BREMER BUCHANAN
BUENA VISTA BUTLER CALHOUN
CARROLL CERRO GORDO CHEROKEE
CHICKASAW CLAY CRAWFORD
DALLAS
Pilot David Evans was flying his Sundancer motor glider between Minco and Tuttle, Oklahoma (40 miles Southwest of Oklahoma City) on Sunday afternoon when he found himself side-by-side with what turned out to be a ‘landspout tornado.'
At the time of his flight, there were a few thunderstorms in the area. Acco...
Things happen in Iowa that don't happen other places. There's video proving this point as someone on TikTok shared the not-very-rare in Iowa forbidden sunny skies tornado.
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...