The tornado destroyed much of Greenfield, a town of about 2,000 around 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) southwest of Des Moines, during a day that saw multiple tornadoes, giant hail and heavy rain in several states. Article content “We do have confirmed fatalities,” ...
Iowa was already braced for severe weather after the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center gave most of the state a high chance of seeing severe thunderstorms with the potential for strong tornadoes. Des Moines public schools ended classes two hours early and canceled all evening activi...
A person uses a snowblower to clear a sidewalk in Des Moines, Iowa, as a snowstorm dumps several inches of snow on the area Jan. 9, 2024.Joe Raedle/Getty Images The storm dumped around 8 to 12 inches of snow across Kansas, eastern Nebraska and South Dakota, western Iowa and southweste...
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In Dade County, Florida, Sheriff E. Wilson Purdy put curfew but was ignored by many and young blacks roamed the area smashing windows and tossing fire bombs. In another incident in Des Moines, Iowa last week, hundreds of blacks...
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But then, as predicted by computer models but defying climatological odds, the storm went on to bring snow to a wide swath of the Plains and Upper Midwest. Preliminary data indicates statewide snowfall records for the month of May may have been broken in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, all ...
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Another storm-related death occurred in Adams County, Iowa, about 90 miles southwest of Des Moines, the county medical examiner Lisa Brown told CNN. Brown was unable to give additional details on the death, but said it was due to a tornado. ...