The National Weather Service's staffing shortage is affecting forecast accuracy, as balloon launch data decreases.

News 8 is continuing to follow storm damage reports and will provide more information as it becomes available.

The agency said there was an EF1 tornado in New Boston, another in Mercer County coming into south Rock Island County and one near Monmouth, Illinois. The fourth confirmed tornado was a brief EF0 torn ...

Iowa City recorded 0.72 inches of rainfall from 8 a.m. on Monday, June 2, to 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, according to the Iowa State University Mesonet. All of the rainfall occurred from Tuesday to ...

A radar-indicated tornado was spotted near East Moline at 7:24 p.m. CDT, moving northeast at 50 mph, as per the National ...

An air quality emergency has been issued in a major US city, warning residents that any exposure could lead to serious health ...

Iowa's weather is rainy to start Tuesday. See how much has fallen so far and how much more is in the National Weather Service forecast.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center says a severe geomagnetic storm is ...

National Weather Service offices in Des Moines, Omaha and Lacrosse, Wisconsin, issued at least a dozen tornado warnings for Iowa communities. A tornado touched down in the west and northwest portions ...

Here’s why budget and staffing cuts at the National Weather Service are raising concerns among Kansas City area emergency managers.

The most powerful and deadliest tornado ever to hit the state of Iowa occurred around the Charles City area on May 15, 1968.