Iowa has seen some tragic tornadoes over the years, but one in particular is remembered as infamous. It was an F5 twister that destroyed nearly everything in an Iowa town.
In Iowa, we must have our priorities. A trending video is a great example. The internet is in disbelief that an Iowa TV station cut away from a golf tournament for tornado coverage.
After a relatively slow start to the spring storm season, multiple tornadoes were reported across many parts of Iowa Sunday afternoon and evening. Here's video of a twister that struck Pella, Iowa including some of the damage it caused.
The afternoon of May 25, 2008 many Iowa residents noticed the sky had turned an eerie shade of green. That was the first sign that something bad was potentially imminent. By the time the day was over, a 43-mile path of destruction would be all that was left after a F5 tornado destroyed many communities in central and eastern Iowa.
Just what we need.
The mugginess continues today as hundreds of thousands continue to clean up, most without power or air conditioning, in the aftermath of Monday's derecho.
Iowa's News Now Weather First Forecast Center tells us there's a chance of Friday night thunderstorms...
Officials issued "travel not advised" alerts in several cities, due to debris blocking roads. The storms also knocked out cellular phone service in Fayette County.