Northwestern Iowa was hit by damaging winds ranging from 80 to 100 mph as a powerful storm meteorologists warned had the potential to develop into a derecho moved across the Plains. The high winds ...

(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 ...

Storms across Iowa on Tuesday and Wednesday brought high winds, rain, hail and temporary power outages for thousands of MidAmerican Energy customers. The eerily dark skies and morning timing had ...

The line of severe storms that swept across Iowa Friday morning was in fact a derecho. That confirmation came from the Storm Prediction Center, which determined the powerful system met its criteria ...

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 ...

It’s been almost four years since a powerful derecho blasted across Iowa, causing some $11-billion damage, and the rebuilding of our landscapes is still far from complete. The storm’s winds of up to ...

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 ...

Corn fields flattened. Grain bins tangled. Machine sheds ripped to shreds. That describes the scene Farm Journal documented just two days after the derecho ravaged portions of Iowa on August 10, 2020.

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 ...

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 ...