Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the West; Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Severe thunderstorms are likely today across the northern Plains and into the upper Mississippi Valley. Gusty winds and dry conditions will result in widespread critical fire weather through Saturday across parts of the Four Corners region and the Great Basin. A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

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Storm Data (all documented events since 1950)

Winter Storms (updated 1/20/16)

Thunderstorms and Tornadoes (updated 1/20/16)

December 23, 2015 - 4 tornadoes in Quad Cities CWA
November 11, 2015 - Line of severe storms with 5 tornadoes in Quad Cities CWA
July 16, 2015 - 6 tornadoes in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois
April 9, 2015 - 3 tornadoes in eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois
April 27, 2014 - Keokuk and Iowa County Tornado
November 17, 2013 - Tornado Outbreak across Illinois (link courtesy of ILX)
June 24, 2013 - Derecho with 2 tornadoes and a flash flood
May 30, 2013 - Squall line with 3 tornadoes in the Quad Cities CWA
May 6, 2012 - Severe weather in Bureau & Putnam Counties
May 3, 2012 Wayland, IA Tornado
July 11, 2011 East central Iowa derecho
November 22, 2010 Late season severe weather event
June 18, 2010 Back to back severe MCS events
June 5, 2010 Summary of the June 5th tornado outbreak in the Quad Cities CWA
April 4-6, 2010 Summary of a three day severe weather event
April 26, 2009 Tornado across Linn and Delaware Counties
July 21, 2008 Derecho - Quad City Area Destructive Wind Storm
May 25, 2008 Parkersburg, IA Tornado. Des Moines Weather Forecast Office Service Assessment.
May 25, 2008 5 tornadoes touch down in Eastern Iowa
June 1, 2007 Tornadoes in Grandview-Fruitland-Muscatine, Iowa and Bellevue, Iowa
April 13, 2006 13 tornadoes across eastern Iowa and into western Illinois.
August 26, 2004 Summary of storm damage in Cedar Rapids, IA.
August 3, 2004 thunderstorm wind damage in Benton County, IA.
May 21, 2004 tornado damage survey for (Palo and Martelle/Morley storms in Iowa)
April 20, 2004 tornadoes- Delmar in Clinton County IA and Putnam and Bureau Counties in IL.
August 20th, 2003 - 77 mph wind gust damages NWS QC roof.
July 20, 2003 - Tornadoes in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
June 14, 2003 - Landspouts in Northwest Illinois
May 10, 2003 - official survey results with pictures. F0 to F2 tornadoes touch down in Bi-state area including Lee, Hancock, Van Buren, Louisa counties.
April 30, 2003 - Storm survey results report 5 tornados confirmed in Louisa County IA, and Mercer County IL
September 18, 2002 - Hail Storm in Maquoketa, IA
August 21, 2002 Muscatine, IA Tornado - official survey results and radar images of a non-supercell tornado.
April 8, 1999 Hamilton/Warsaw Tornado - a few pictures and a synoptic and mesoscale look at the environment associated with the tornado.
June 29, 1998 Derecho Event - a brief radar perspective of the very damaging storm that moved through eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois.
May 18, 1997 - an outbreak of large hail and brief tornadoes
April 19, 1996 - Galva, IL tornado from the KDVN WSR-88D
May 13, 1995 - The Raritan, IL F4 tornado
August 12, 1974 - F4 Tornadoes in Iowa and Delaware Counties
June 14, 1974 - Long track F3 Torrnado from Rock Island County into Abingdon (Knox County)
April 20, 1973 - Scotand County Tornado
January 24, 1967 - Tornado Outbreak
August 26, 1965 - F4 Tornado in Benton County
May 26, 1965 - F2 Tornadoes in Linn and Jackson Counties - Landspouts in Northwest Illinois
April 11, 1965 - F4 Tornados hit Clinton and Cedar Counties, including the town of Camanche
September 27, 1959 - Large Hail in Scott County, Iowa
April 30, 1954 - F4 Tornado in Linn County Iowa

Floods and Flash Floods (updated 1/20/16)

December 13-14, 2015 - Strong and unseasonably warm storm system bringing widespread 1-3 inch rainfall and major flooding
June 30, 2014 - Bow echo with widespread flash flooding
Spring 2013 - Spring Snowmelt of 2013
July 27-28, 2011 - Record rainfall and catastrophic flash flooding in Dubuque and Jo Daviess Counties
June 23, 2010 - Highway 20 Corridor Record Flooding and Lake Delhi Dam Break
Flood of 2008 - Record River Flooding on the Cedar and Iowa Rivers, including Iowa City and Cedar Rapids
October 7, 2007 - Delaware County Flash Flood
April 2001 - Spring Snowmelt Flood of 2001
Summer 1993 - Great Flood of 1993
April 1965 - Spring Snowmelt Flood of 1965

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