Tracking Weather Across the State
I have been struggling to find the right words to say since the tornado struck last night. For those of us who chased the Parkersburg tornado, and anyone else who has ever witnessed a deadly tornado, we understand what these people are going through. What most of us fail to [...]
There is very little we have to say at this point except our thoughts are with those affected by this terrible situation in Moore, OK. First of all, our Ben McMillan is SAFE and at last report was helping in recovery efforts. The NWS has already confirmed the tornado was [...]
Forecast for evening threat of strong to severe thunderstorms
An update on the severe weather threat tonight.
It was 7 years ago tonight that a swarm of tornadoes struck eastern Iowa. When it was over, a dozen tornadoes had touched down in Iowa, the strongest one hitting the heart of downtown Iowa City. Here’s a breakdown of what happened on the night of April 13th, 2006. The [...]
Three men in Bondurant are building the newest tornado intercept vehicle. Brennan Jontz, Dan Auel and Jeff Jackson are the masterminds behind the creation. The platform behind this tornado intercept vehicle is a ford commercial van that has been stripped and then covered with steel paneling. They are still in [...]
Our storm chasers have brought you live coverage from the field over the past few days and we are going to recap the trip for you. On day one, the team started out in Wichita Kansas but then they decided to head west because of better conditions. While eating lunch [...]
It wasn’t severe, but it sure was close. A line of strong thunderstorms rolled though Iowa Monday Night and Tuesday Morning, producing a lot of small hail. At times flirting with that magical 1” criteria, the hail lasted for a few minutes, giving us time to capture a couple of [...]
After the long journey from Iowa to Kansas, our chase team made a brief tornado discovery in Kansas. It happened too quickly for them to capture the video, but another chase team from Basehunters was rolling. Take a look at the video below. Beyond the tornado, there was a [...]
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