Family huddles in basement during tornado in Iowa
The family in Greenfield, Iowa said they remember hearing what sounded like a train moments before the tornado hit.
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The family in Greenfield, Iowa said they remember hearing what sounded like a train moments before the tornado hit.
Additional showers and storms will be possible late Sunday through the evening hours.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it could be the worst hurricane season ever, largely due to the warmest ocean surface temperatures on record.
Heavy rain, large hail, and at least one tornado hit parts of Texas on Wednesday night. FEMA's administrator is expected to visit Iowa after deadly tornados there.
There were multiple fatalities from a tornado that ripped through the small Iowa town of Greenfield, which saw homes and businesses destroyed.
Wind gusts reached 60 to 70 mph in Hampshire, Illinois, in Kane County.
A tornado killed several people and nearly leveled the town of Greenfield, Iowa on Tuesday. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
A wind turbine near Carbon, Iowa was knocked down by a tornado and caught fire Tuesday afternoon. CBS 2 Meteorologist David Yeomans notes that the storm that caused the tornado is coming our way.
Weather officials say the tornado reached an estimated peak wind of 135 mph and touched down near the intersection of S. 10th Street and W. R Avenue. It traveled for about 11 miles, damaging home roofs and sidings.
A tornado also caused extensive damage in Portage, Michigan, near Kalamazoo.
Firefighters successfully rescued 24 sheep, 18 goats, one cow, and several chickens and ducks.
The system hit the Kalamazoo area in Michigan after it passed through the Chicago area.
A total of 17 animals were unaccounted for after the barn collapsed near Harvard, Illinois, as Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2. Meanwhile, hail piled up like snow in Palos Heights, and a tornado touched down in Southwest Michigan.
The area is under an extremely rare- high-risk alert- for devastating storms with dark, ominous clouds seen in video from the CBS affiliate in Norman, Oklahoma
An Oklahoma couple is in the ICU with broken backs and necks after a tornado tossed their truck into trees.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the 10 p.m. forecast for Saturday, April 27, 2024.
Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska and a destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into the Omaha area.
Emergency crews were still looking for survivors late Friday as multiple twisters ripped through the Cornhusker State. CBS 2’s Jermont Terry reports.
A driver captured the ominous looking scene in Cass, Nebraska Friday afternoon.
During a rehearsal dinner Thursday, a tornado damaged buildings and took down power lines at the farm where Kyle and Taylor O’Driscoll planned to take their vows this weekend. But crews scrambled to make it work for the big day.
Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee were among the states affected
The funnel cloud was seen in Union Hill, about 15 miles west of Kankakee. It was captured on video amid pounding rain.
Several tornadoes in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky caused deaths, injuries and widespread damage and knocked out power to tens of thousands.
The storms across the country have also left tens of thousands without power.
A total of 11 tornados touched down in Illinois last Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service, with more possible bad weather on the way.
