Thursday’s Imogene-Essex, Iowa tornado was an EF-1 with winds of 110 mph. The maximum width was 3130 yards, which is 1.8 miles wide! This is not just the widest tornado in Iowa history, but also the ...

At least one tornado touched down along with baseball-sized hail in Iowa in a line of severe storms that also hit Nebraska and worked their way into Wisconsin. Forecasters had predicted a strong ...

The widest tornado in Iowa’s history touched down Thursday night near Essex, Iowa. 1.78 miles. 3130 yards. More than 31 football fields. That’s how wide the twister was as it ripped through nearly 20 ...

People would show up to volunteer time or materials. People just kind of came, whether it was financial donations or labor,” said the couple.

Drone photo shows the devastation left behind after a tornado struck the community of Minden in 2024. “We just can't believe the people that showed up to help clean up the town, even people from all ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - The small town of Minden, Iowa, was nearly destroyed, leaving businesses, homeowners and the community to start from scratch and one member of the community dead. “We lost all of ...

April 2024 tornado damage in Minden. (National Weather Service photo) After last year’s record tornado outbreak, Iowa is having a relatively mild severe weather season this year, according to state ...

NEWTON, Iowa — IndyCar's on-track action Friday in preparation for its doubleheader race weekend at Iowa Speedway was canceled as severe thunderstorms rolled through the area surrounding the track, ...

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State University Tornado Simulator kicked up a thick and slowly spinning funnel cloud over a model of a small town, overwhelming the miniature streets, buildings and homes.

Wednesday marks 20 years since Iowa’s rare November 2005 tornado outbreak, when 12 twisters struck the state, killing one ...