5 Confirmed tornadoes occurred in Iowa on Monday. This is the results from the tornadoes in Iowa only. 1 EF2 4 EF0’s. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA… A TORNADO TOUCHED ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF MISSOURI VALLEY IOWA…WHERE IT CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO A FARM HOUSE AND DESTROYED 7 OUTBUILDINGS AT ANOTHER FARMSTEAD 1/4 MILE TO …
A Quieter Day
A band of showers and isolated thunderstorms is moving through the state this morning. The heaviest rain was located from Williamsburg to Bloomfield. It’s moving northeast. Severe Weather is not expected today, as the threat has shifted south of the state into Missouri and downstate Illinois. However, showers and thunderstorms are expected off and on …
Late Night Radar Look
At 11:25 the line of showers and thunderstorms was along a line extending from Clear Lake to Iowa Falls to State Center to Mitchellville to Lamoni. This line was pushing off to the east at 25-30 mph. The storms are not expected to be severe the rest of the night, but winds up to 40-45 …
An Interesting Note
96 years ago on March 23, 1913 a tornado blew across Omaha killing 115 people in Omaha. Several other tornadoes hit that Easter Sunday, including a tornado that hit Berlin NE, and another that missed the town of Harlan in Shelby County. In Iowa, 33 people died from the Easter Sunday Tornadoes, including 17 killed …
More Reports from the earlier Tornadoes
Reports are starting to come in on the earlier tornadoes that effected areas to the southwest of Omaha this afternoon. As many as 8 people were injured in a tornado that occurred near Eagle NE just before 5pm. 3 injuries were caused by a tree falling on a truck, and the other 5 occurred when …
New Warning (Boone, Dallas, Madison, Polk, Warren
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 958 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA NORTHEASTERN MADISON …
Confirmed Tornado In Iowa
The Weather Service in Des Moines has confirmed that at least a brief tornado touched down earlier this evening near Cumberland in Cass County around 8:15pm. Some minor damage has been reported. More details will likely come tomorrow including possible rating of the tornado.
New Warning (Adair, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison, Polk)
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 929 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA EASTERN ADAIR …
New Warning (Adair, Madison, Union)
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 907 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA NORTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA EASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST …
Another Warning (Dickinson)
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 903 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… EASTERN DICKINSON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA * UNTIL 945 PM CDT * AT …