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See which cities saw the highest wind gusts during the storm
2+ hour, 40+ min ago (111+ words) WEST DES MOINES, Iowa " A snow storm with high wind speeds called a Weather Impact Alert Day into effect for Sunday night into Monday morning. Winds across the state were forecast to have gusts between 55-60 mph." Here's a list of…...
Side streets still seeing slick spots, blowing winds shaking vehicles
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (55+ words) Side streets still seeing slick spots, blowing winds shaking vehicles'weareiowa.com Side streets still seeing slick spots, blowing winds shaking vehicles To stream WeAreIowa on your phone, you need the WeAreIowa app. Download the WeAreIowa app Next up in 5 Example…...
Weather Impact Forecast: Tracking Monday's wind
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (47+ words) Weather Impact Forecast: Tracking Monday's wind'weareiowa.com Weather Impact Forecast: Tracking Monday's wind To stream WeAreIowa on your phone, you need the WeAreIowa app. Download the WeAreIowa app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video…...
Severe storms pummel parts of US with snow and high winds and raise tornado threat
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (598+ words) Forecasters said mid-Atlantic states and Washington, D.C., were at greatest risk for high winds and tornadoes. The cold front was expected to move off the East Coast by Tuesday, bringing sharply colder weather in its wake, forecasters said. The late winter…...
Snow and wind hit parts of US, with threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes starting Sunday
21+ hour, 41+ min ago (772+ words) WASHINGTON " A broad and erratic patchwork of'severe weather rumbled across much of the U.S. on Sunday, dumping heavy snow and making roads impassable in the Upper Midwest while damaging high winds swept across the Plains. Even Hawaii was affected, with parts…...
What the tornado EF scale means
23+ hour, 54+ min ago (341+ words) ATLANTA " The Enhanced Fujita or'EF Scale'is the system meteorologists use to estimate tornado strength by examining the damage it leaves behind. 'In 2007, the enhanced scale scale replaced the original Fujita Scale developed by Dr. Ted Fujita in 1971. 'According to the…...
Friday evening forecast: March 13th, 2026
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (47+ words) Friday evening forecast: March 13th, 2026weareiowa.com Friday evening forecast: March 13th, 2026 To stream WeAreIowa on your phone, you need the WeAreIowa app. Download the WeAreIowa app Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Before You Leave, Check…...
Central Iowa is piling up extreme wind events this year
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (232+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa " Between November 2025 and March 2026, central Iowa has recorded several events with a wind gust of 55 mph or higher, with our most recent coming late in the night Thursday, March 12." In all, that brings the number of extreme…...
Lighting project at Waveland Golf Course not moving forward
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (201+ words) DES MOINES, Iowa " A project to light up part of Waveland Golf Course is not moving forward after community members shared concerns the additional lighting would disrupt wildlife and programming at the nearby observatory." A plan by the city of…...
Snow geese take off for the Arctic in mesmerizing sunrise display
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (570+ words) The mesmerizing display, about an hour after sunrise, was over almost as soon as it began. The birds circled a few times and then headed out to neighboring farm fields, seeking unharvested grains and other sustenance on their epic annual…...