Chris Kuball

DES MOINES, Iowa — Thursday, April 23 was an active weather night for the state of Iowa. Here's a compilation of storm reports from the night. Reports overview Tornado: 6 Damaging wind: 7 Hail: 13 Reports show hail was mostly quarter size, with no major d... See more

IOWA, USA — The Local 5 Weather Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert Day for Thursday, April 23, due to anticipated evening thunderstorms and potential for damaging winds and hail. The status has especially been issued due to the Drake Relays taking pla... See more

Three tornadoes have been confirmed in northwestern Iowa as part of Monday evening storms, setting up a long week of severe weather for the Hawkeye State. The three touched down in Palo Alto, Clay and O'Brien counties. Two were graded at EFU and EF0 while... See more

IOWA, USA — The Local 5 Weather Team has issued a Weather Impact Alert Day status for Monday, April 6, into Tuesday, April 7, due to anticipated snow. Snow chances will arrive late Monday, although mainly after midnight, as a weak disturbance moves throug... See more

IOWA, USA — There are many risks that severe weather covers, including damaging wind gusts, large hail, flash flooding, frequent lightning and tornadoes. Preparing for each risk is crucial for your safety, as is moving quickly when warnings are issued. Kn... See more