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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

WELL, THIS YEAR CASEY IT’S BEEN GOING BY FAST AND TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY OF MAY AND WE ARE ON TRACK TO END THE MONTH WITH ZERO TORNADOES IN IOWA. IT’S GOOD NEWS AND A BIG DIFFERENCE COMPARED TO LAST ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Last year, Iowa surpassed the state record for tornadic activity in a single calendar year. But this ...

The state's largest November tornado outbreak on record took place Nov. 11, 2015. At least 19 tornadoes struck Iowa that ...

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