There’s a possibility of three rounds of storms Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service’s Quad Cities bureau. The strongest storms are expected Tuesday afternoon and evening, and could bring damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes.
1,700 new spotters trained this year by Quad Cities SKYWARN program
This is the second time Clarke and Pottawattamie counties were included in a disaster proclamation in just over a week.
Of those, 24 struck Western and Central Iowa on just one day.
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At least 17 tornadoes struck Iowa on a single day last week, the National Weather Service says.
Pottawattamie County declares a state of emergency, and said at least four people had been injured and 120 homes and businesses were damaged — some of them outright destroyed
Repairs to the transmitter that sends updates to weather radios in Cedar Rapids and the surrounding area were completed Thursday.
Thunderstorms — some of which could bring hail and strong winds — are projected to sweep across Eastern Iowa from Friday through the weekend, and meteorologists are warning total rainfall in some areas could top 2 inches.
Iowa saw eight tornadoes during Tuesday’s severe weather, according to the National Weather Service Des Moines and Quad Cities offices.
The weather radio transmitter that covers the Linn County area could be out of service until mid-May, according to the National Weather Service Quad Cities Office.
With Cedar Rapids weather radio off air, residents are reminded to have multiple ways of getting information about weather alerts.
February temperatures across Eastern Iowa reached record highs in the 70s, largely thanks to the El Niño effect.
Cedar Rapids is on track to have its warmest winter on record, a National Weather Service meteorologist told The Gazette
Iowa saw twice as much January precipitation as normal, and above-normal temperatures have chipped away at snowpacks
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