PARKERSBURG, Iowa Half of this small town lay in ruins or heavily damaged Monday following a deadly tornado that ripped apart a stretch of northern Iowa. The Sunday afternoon twister killed six people ...

Residents recall record-breaking twister that left their community in ruins. Aug. 14, 2009— -- For the town of Parkersburg, Iowa, May 25, 2008, started out like any other Sunday. It was Memorial ...

"You tend to have more severe weather during these types of years from basically Iowa southward all the way down to the Gulf Coast," Hillaker said. "Exactly the same thing was going on in 2008," he ...

PARKERSBURG, Iowa — State and federal officials vowed Monday to bring help to residents struggling after a deadly tornado ripped through their northeastern Iowa communities. “There’s so much hurt here ...

Another week, another train of tornadoes that obliterates entire city blocks, smashes homes to their foundations and kills people even as they take shelter in their basements. The year is not even ...

It's a hazard many longtime neighbors of Nebraska and Iowa are familiar with, tornadoes. For Severe Weather Awareness Week, ...

NOTHING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. WE ALSO HAD NOW TWO TORNADOES CONFIRMED FROM EARLIER THIS WEEK. STORMS IN IOWA. IT’S BEEN A PRETTY SLOW YEAR FOR TORNADOES ACROSS THE STATE. I’VE GOT THEM ALL DRAWN HERE ON ...

Justin Cardamone is one of the storm chasers our News 8 team relies on when weather turns severe. He tells us about the largest EF-5 tornado he's ever chased.

What determines where a tornado can touch down? According to a national weather service expert, it has more to do with the ...