When is tornado season, and why hasn't it been as harsh in Iowa this year? In 2024, the state of Iowa experienced a record total of 125 tornadoes, according to National Weather Service data. The ...

Iowa has experienced a significant decrease in tornado activity in 2025 compared to 2024. While the state typically averages 40 to 50 tornadoes each year, 2024 saw a record-breaking 125 tornadoes ...

Last year was a record year for tornadoes in Iowa, with many of them occurring in April and May. The first tornado of 2024 struck the state on April 7, marking the start of a deadly tornado season in ...

Neighbors embrace Penny Thomsen outside of her home in Pleasant Hill, Saturday, April 27, 2024. The Des Moines suburb was one of multiple cities hit as tornados ripped across the state Friday evening.

History was made in 2004 when a record 120 tornadoes touched down in Iowa. Two decades later in 2024, history was made again when a record 125 tornadoes struck. The number of tornadoes to strike Iowa ...

April 2024 tornado damage in Minden. (National Weather Service photo) After last year’s record tornado outbreak, Iowa is having a relatively mild severe weather season this year, according to state ...

A destructive storm in 2020 prematurely shut down Iowa’s only nuclear plant. With Google’s plans to reopen it to power nearby ...

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. THAT’S NOT GOING TO BE HAPPENING TOMORROW. WE ALSO AT LEAST HAD QUIETER WEATHER THAN EARLIER THIS WEEK. WE GOT THESE DETAILS IN FROM THE WEATHER SERVICE LAST NIGHT ABOUT THOSE TORNADOES IN ...

Iowa experienced a record number of tornadoes in 2024, with a total of 125 touching down in the year. In April and May alone, 98 tornadoes were recorded. The year of severe weather was an impactful ...