Weather

A North Carolina county that includes the mountain city of Asheville reported 30 people killed.

“As you drive across the Midwest, maybe in the next seven, eight, 10 years, you're going to see a lot of this out there,” said Cameron Sorgenfrey, an eastern Iowa farmer who has been growing newly developed short corn for several years, sometimes prompting puzzled looks from neighboring farmers. “I think this is going to change agriculture in the Midwest."

The National Weather Service is warning that “dangerously hot conditions” will persist through Tuesday, with heat indexes reaching 110 to 115 degrees.

A second blast is set for next month before bridge is finally removed.

The tornado touched down at 10:29 p.m. and carved a path of less than 4 miles in about 9 minutes. Its peak wind speeds were estimated at 105 mph.

U of I partnered with three other universities and the National Science Foundation to study extreme weather in Midwest agriculture

The Storm Prediction Center has confirmed the storm system produced a derecho that started in central Iowa and swept through Eastern Iowa before moving on to Illinois and Indiana.

The weather service confirmed a tornado hit Des Moines, Iowa, as storms rolled through Monday afternoon and into the night.