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It was a nearly unprecedented day for tornadoes in Iowa.

Over 30 Tornado Warnings were issued between 3:55 PM – 10:34 PM on July 14 by the National Weather Service with at least 12 confirmed Tornadoes just by the NWS office in Des Moines. (The NWS in Des Moines oversees 51 counties in Iowa, including Black Hawk, Bremer, and Fayette)
Utah was the only other…

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a TORNADO WATCH for 47 of its 51 county coverage area until 9 PM.
Counties included:
AUDUBON BENTON BLACK HAWK
BOONE BREMER BUCHANAN
BUENA VISTA BUTLER CALHOUN
CARROLL …

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.

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.

Pilot David Evans was flying his Sundancer motor glider between Minco and Tuttle, Oklahoma (40 miles Southwest of Oklahoma City) on Sunday afternoon when he found himself side-by-side with what turned out to be a ‘landspout tornado.'
At the time of his flight, there were a few thunderstorm…

We love our baseball here. Don't believe me. I can prove with science that nothing stops baseball in Iowa and that includes a tornado.

Things happen in Iowa that don't happen other places. There's video proving this point as someone on TikTok shared the not-very-rare in Iowa forbidden sunny skies tornado.

On May 3, 1999, a destructive F5 tornado hit the area of Oklahoma City, OK. The National Weather Service had a Tornado Warning in effect, but they felt that it was not enough to catch the attention of people in the warning area. That is when the Tornado Emergency came to exist.
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The National Weather Service in Des Moines has not yet issued a single tornado warning for its 51 county coverage area in 2021. (through May 14)
This is only the fourth time this far into a calendar year (since 1986) where the NWS-Des Moines hasn’t issued such warning. (199...