Officials in the Upper Midwest warned of possible power outages and closed some schools early as the storms loomed.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until midnight. A few tornadoes, gusts up to 75 mph, along with apple-sized hail are likely.

At least one tornado touched down in Iowa along with baseball-sized hail in severe storms that also hit Nebraska and worked ...

Severe Thunderstorm, Tornado Watches, remain in effect, however the severe weather threat is winding down from west to east ...

More than 36 million Americans are on alert for severe weather in the Midwest, with thunderstorms, large hail and a tornado ...

Severe thunderstorms are likely across Iowa on Monday, April 28, but Des Moines and central Iowa may avoid the most severe storms. A forecast update from the National Weather Service on Sunday ...

with only 30 recorded tornadoes reaching that size across the country.Large hail pelts driver near Shenandoah in southwest Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa — The National Weather Service in Omaha has ...

Some Iowa school districts are announcing early dismissals Monday as strong storms could pop up across the state. Algona has ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - The EF-1 tornado was more than 1.5 miles wide at times with winds up to 110mph. The tornado that tracked across portions of Fremont and Page counties during Thursday ...

Posts on social media claim the tornado was the widest EF1 on record in Iowa, but Jim Lee, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Des Moines, said that because of a change in ratings ...

Last year was a record year for tornadoes in Iowa, with many of them occurring ... Kate Kealey is a general assignment reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach her at kkealey@registermedia.com ...