3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (198+ words) People who live on the north side of Des Moines were still cleaning up Wednesday, nearly 24 hours after a strong storm hit the metro. "The street was almost blocked. You couldn't see. Even standing on the porch you couldn't see…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (199+ words) Driving down 11th and Carpenter in Des Moines, neighbors stood outside in pure shock at all the damage and the fallen trees around 7:30 a.m. Roads, yards, and even some roofs were covered in tree branches following the overnight storms. "I think the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (116+ words) Thunderstorms inundated parts of central Iowa with torrential rain Tuesday night. Some areas tallied over seven inches of rain by Wednesday morning. The rainfall set a new record in Des Moines. The 3.77 inches of rain that fell at Des Moines…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (215+ words) North High School in Des Moines will start under a 2-hour delay Wednesday morning due to a power outage caused by overnight storms. Parts of central Iowa received more than 5 inches of rain over a 24-hour period, including a measurement…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (154+ words) Thunderstorms with torrential rainfall develop across portions of central Iowa Tuesday evening, and continued through the overnight bringing widespread heavy rainfall to the Des Moines metro. Many locations picked up over 3 inches of rain, with some seeing as much as…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (166+ words) Des Moines police responded to more than 65 reports of downed trees, power lines and flooded roadways Tuesday evening as storms moved through the metro. The Des Moines Police Department said its Communications Center received more than 225 calls between 5:45 and 7:45 p.m. reporting…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (94+ words) KCCI Strong thunderstorms moved across central Iowa Tuesday evening, bringing damaging winds, heavy rain and hail to parts of the region. Here’s a look at some of the storm damage reported across central Iowa. What is EMAS? Some US airports…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (142+ words) Des Moines fire crews responded Tuesday morning to reports of black smoke near an underpass in downtown Des Moines. The smoke was seen emerging from the underpass beneath the University Avenue bridge. Des Moines fire officials confirmed the fire came…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (333+ words) For some Big Creek Beach visitors, Labor Day weekend was their first chance this summer to visit the state park's waterfront after swimming was not advised for more than a month of the season. “This is kind of one of…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (285+ words) Showers and storms began in western Iowa yesterday evening and more rain continues this morning. Here's a look at the last 24 hour rainfall totals as of Monday morning: (Keep in mind that more rain has fallen since these numbers have…...