The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Five years ago, destructive prolonged wind gusts of up to 140 mph blew through Iowa, felling trees, ...

With one round of thunderstorms causing power outages for thousands of MidAmerican Energy customers and more storms on the way, some Iowans may be worried about a derecho. The powerful storms can ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Sunday, Aug. 10, marks five years since the 2020 Midwest Derecho tore across Iowa, leaving a path of destruction that remains visible in many communities. The line of storms ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - An estimated 2.67 million trees in Iowa forests and another 4.4 million trees in urban canopies were killed or damaged by the 2020 Midwest derecho that swept ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Five years ago, pictures told the story of the derecho. The 140 mph winds that hit Eastern Iowa on Aug.

Strong storms that brought hurricane-force winds to an area stretching from the Upper Plains to the Midwest have been preliminarily classified by the National Weather Service as a derecho, defined as ...

NOTHING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE ALSO HAD NOW TWO TORNADOES CONFIRMED FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK. STORMS IN IOWA. IT’S BEEN A PRETTY SLOW YEAR FOR TORNADOES ACROSS THE STATE. I’VE GOT THEM ALL DRAWN HERE ON ...

(This story was updated to add new information on the increased risk of severe weather in Iowa.) With one round of thunderstorms causing power outages for thousands of MidAmerican Energy customers and ...

Tree damage at Lake Macbride State Park following the 2020 derecho. (Photo courtesy of Iowa Department of Natural Resources) An estimated 2.67 million trees in Iowa forests and another 4.4 million ...