Tornadoes kill 4, leave a trail of destruction in Oklahoma More than 100 tornadoes were detected in six states in the Midwest over the weekend. Apr 29, 2024 Women's NCAA title game outdraws the men's championship with an average of 18.9M viewers ...
(MORE:Severe Weather Forecast|Flood Threat Forecast) On Saturday, there were more than 40 reports of tornadoes in parts of five states, including eastern Colorado, southwest Nebraska, northwest Kansas, central Oklahoma and north Texas. A tornado that touched down near Cisco, Texas,killed one perso...
The fourth office was located on the south side of the airport at 7501 68th Street. This building still remains today. 10 February 20th, 1995 Davenport Dual operations begin, with the new weather forecast office (WFO) in Davenport taking over operations. Dual operations ended with the commissio...
KCCI in Iowa also shared video from these tornadic storms today. There's no report as of this writing if any of these tornadoes caused any damage. On his Facebook page, Nick added how historic this Iowa tornado was today. Storm Shelter Sofiashared more data on how rare tornadoes are in ...
Today was the day to be a storm chaser. Multiple videos of devastating tornadoes ripping through homes, pushing semis around, and building up to be impressive forces of nature, were all caught on camera. Canva Multiple Tornadoes Rip Apart Areas of Nebraska and Iowa on Friday, April 26th, 202...
An intense storm system has brought severe winds to Iowa as new video shows hurricane-force winds that pounded the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area Monday. A few days ago, I shared theweather models that predicted strong winds and even derechos would be possible in Iowaand Illinois this week. Today,...
Iowa City has seen its share of hazardous threats, from tornadoes to massive flooding. These natural disasters may have put residents in danger to asbestos exposure. According to some experts, a 2008 flood was the worst natural disaster in the state’s history. It demolished countless older home...
Wind turbines are built to withstand high wind speeds and severe weather, like tornadoes, hurricanes and lightning strikes, but few structures are designed to withstand a direct hit from a powerful tornado, said Sri Sritharan, an engineering professor at Iowa State University who has studied the ...
Several of the turbines at MidAmerican Energy Company’s Orient wind farm recorded wind speeds of more than 100 mph as the tornadoes approached just before the turbines were destroyed, the company said in a statement. “This was an unprecedented impact on our wind fleet...
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Seven people were killed, including two children, when several tornadoes swept through central Iowa, damaging buildings and knocking down trees and power lines, authorities said. Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured and six people were kill...