Weather

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.

Changing winter conditions are forcing producers to adapt their processes and products for making maple syrup. One northeast Iowa maple syrup producer tapped his trees in January, 22 days earlier than ever before.

February temperatures across Eastern Iowa reached record highs in the 70s, largely thanks to the El Niño effect.

New U.S. Department of Agriculture data reveals that some counties, especially in Northeast and East-Central Iowa, produced millions less bushels last year.

Cedar Rapids is on track to have its warmest winter on record, a National Weather Service meteorologist told The Gazette

The project, which would require around $500,000 upfront, would congregate hordes of drought-related data for residents to easily access.

More than 200 vehicles struck cable barriers on Interstate 80 medians during back-to-back snow storms in January -- which is a lot considering the state usually has about 900 strikes for the whole winter on all interstates.