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Severe storms that rolled through earlier this week have ended the harvest for an Eastern Iowa sweet corn farm.

It's the only large-scale twister ever to hit the state in October.

Well, it turns out that it's actually Severe Weather Awareness Week and if you're looking to chase some awesome storms, do I have an idea for you. While this is not an official "storm chasing" certification this could be the next best thing, especially in Northeastern Iowa. It's pretty simple to be a storm spotter in Iowa.

The warning begins at 1 AM Monday and continues until 4 PM Monday. (see warning map below) From the National Weather Service in Des Moines:  Northern Iowa will see snow accumulations top 6 inches with areas along portions of the Iowa/Minnesota border around 8 to 9 inches...

**Updated Friday 3/12 at 5 AM** Mother Nature can be cruel. After setting record high temperatures in parts of Iowa on both Tuesday and Wednesday, there’s a chance that the state could get drilled by Winter Weather early next week…seriously...

Sick of snow? Spring begins on March 20th! SNOW TOTALS from 2/21: Onawa: 9.5" Woodbine: 9" Riceville: 8.3" Cresco: 8" Mason City: 6" Charles City: 5.2" Ames: 4.5" Waterloo: 3.5" Tripoli: 2.4" Fayette: 2" So far this month, Waterloo has accumulated 14...

Video shot by Chris Fitzmorris in Kenner, Louisiana, shows electrical power surging through the lines at the same time a transformer went down as a winter storm ripped through the state. Thousands of people were without power across Louisiana as icy winter storms move across the state on Monday morning...

The Iowa DOT Tweeted at 1:50 PM that a multi-vehicle crash involving numerous semi-trucks occurred on I-80 west of Newton. About 40 vehicles were involved in the crash.      

How many watches & warnings does Iowa average per year?

A major winter storm is set to hit Iowa Monday into Monday night. This storm will feature the potential for a lot of snow, and combined with gusty winds and blowing this, the storm will make travel very difficult at times. The NWS says: The heaviest snow band could contain amounts between 8 and 12 inches...