The heavy rainfall in eastern Iowa started on July 10, and 2 inches of rain fell in less than four hours. The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities issued a rare flash flood warning on July 11.

Iowa has experienced a significant decrease in tornado activity in 2025 compared to 2024. While the state typically averages 40 to 50 tornadoes each year, 2024 saw a record-breaking 125 tornadoes ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes tore through the Quad Cities region. NWS confirmed two tornadoes in addition to the Davenport EF2 from the July 11 ...

SITUATION. STILL ONGOING DOWN THERE KAYLA. WE OBVIOUSLY ARE WRAPPING UP SOME OF OUR OWN SEVERE WEATHER BACK HERE THIS WEEKEND. WE’VE NOW GOT UP TO TWO TORNADOES OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED, SURVEYED, ...

SITUATION. STILL ONGOING DOWN THERE KAYLA. WE OBVIOUSLY ARE WRAPPING UP SOME OF OUR OWN SEVERE WEATHER BACK HERE THIS WEEKEND. WE’VE NOW GOT UP TO TWO TORNADOES OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED, SURVEYED, ...

Devastating tornadoes are tearing across parts of eastern Nebraska and Iowa on Friday as a multiday severe thunderstorm event ramped up in the central United States, injuring at least three people.

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 ...

Rainfall and thunderstorms rolled across Des Moines late on Thursday, July 10, and into the early morning of Friday, July 11. Severe thunderstorm warnings and flash flood warnings were in effect ...

The area around Iowa Speedway was put under a tornado warning Friday afternoon, with cloud rotation visible both north and south of the track. IndyCar was scheduled to hold a pair of practice sessions ...

Two tornadoes touched down in Iowa on July 11, one near the Quad Cities and another near Clarinda. The Quad Cities tornado, classified as an EF2, caused significant damage along a 7.2-mile path, ...

Five tornadoes touched down in Iowa on July 11. The Quad Cities tornado, classified as an EF2, caused significant damage along a 7.2-mile path, including flipping RVs and damaging trees. Five ...