Local television and radio stations routinely broadcast official "watches" and "warnings" issued by the National Weather ...

The National Weather Service in Des Moines is warning that more chances of strong to severe storms and heavy rainfall are ...

Storms have to meet specific criteria to be considered a derecho. See the details from this week's storms across Des Moines and Iowa.

The NSSL's experimental Warn-on-Forecast system was used during the Greenfield tornado. WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The National ...

The 122 confirmed tornadoes so far in 2024 are a state record, the National Weather Service in Des Moines recently revealed. That's two more than the total for all of 2004 (122). Ninety-eight ...

There is a slight risk of severe weather on Thursday for most of the state and a greater chance of severe weather in ...

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — The National Severe Storms Laboratory, or NSSL, turns 60 years old this year. The NSSL is a federal research laboratory that is under NOAA ( National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Western and central Iowa saw plenty of rain and a wet start for both Wednesday and Thursday. The National Weather Service in Des Moines said showers and storms will continue to move through the ...

Forecasters say Iowa should see ideal weather for the Labor Day weekend, but things may get steamy and stormy before the holiday arrives. Meteorologist Craig Cogil, at the National Weather Service, ...

A heat advisory has been issued, resulting in a handful of early dismissals for the first Monday back for students in central Iowa schools ... according to the National Weather Service.

A total of six people were killed by tornadoes during 2024 in Iowa — one in the April 26 EF-3 tornado that struck Minden in ...