You couldnt actually see it across the street, it moved quickly but it was a wild ride. Elizabeth strong wind caused widespread damage across a lot of the state. This was the scene on southwest 26th in des moines. Where more than the second floor of nearby jefferson elementary. A powerful nearby was snapped at its base, leaving that area pitch black after sunset. My heart just stopped, i couldnt believe how much damage happened in such a short amount of time. Unbelievable. Elizabeth the National Weather service will be surveying that area along southwest 26th to determine if the damage was caused by wind or an actual tornado. Eric in knoxville, extensive damage on the east side of town there. Downed trees and power lines and debris all over the road. Some homes were damaged but Jennifer Mcgrath was home alone when the storm slammed into her home. Petrifying, your house shakes and you think it will come up. You hear glass breaking and things being thrown. Eric the police chief says is t
We just had a gust of 43 Miles Per Hour in the des moines area and if you are traveling to the east, keep in mind your speed because you might get a boost from the wind. The wind will continue to be gusty all day long. The high wind warning has expired but we have the wind advisory all day long for wind gusting close to 55 Miles Per Hour and wind chills are only in the 20s. Eric well start this morning with wednesdays wild weather. Check out these videos on your screen right now. On the left, strong wind in ames sent in by one of our viewers there. And on the right, i actually shot this right off my porch out in west des moines. As this was passing through, you could barely see across the street. It did move quickly but it was a wild ride for a few minutes. Elizabeth the strong winds caused widespread damage across a lot of the state last night. This was the scene on southwest 26th street in des moines where more than a dozen oak trees came crashing down. Strong winds also shattered so
My heart just stopped, i of time. Crashing down in a matter of seconds. Strong wind shattered glass on jefferson elementary school. Its not the power pole at its face, leaving southwest 26th street pitch black after sundown. Damage. My car is parked in the back, i cant get out. No power means most residents are finding somewhere else to sleep tonight. But not before firing up chainsaws and attacking the seemingly Endless Supply of scattered branches. Elizabeth that was ryan smith reporting. Whether the damage was the result of wind or a tomato tornado is up for debate. They will survey that today to make a determination. Eric a tornado hit the des wednesday. The Iowa National guard has video of the aftermath. About 50 to 75 yards west over toward the National Guard area. Debris starting to fly and that kind of stuff so we knew it was a tornado. We saw tractortrailers picked up and thrown into offense along mckinley as well. Eric the video is not released yet and we hope to get it later
First, meteorologis t kaj omara has your first alert forecast, kaj. Plan on a very windy day. Well have gusts around 50 mph, especially this morning. If today is your trash day, keep an eye on the bins, especially once they have been emptied out. Give high profile vehicles some extra room as well. The wind should continue right into friday, though the gusts probably wont be any worse than 30mph by then. Our weekend still looks great with highs well into the 50s both days. Our weather turns active again as we head into next week crews and families around iowa will be cleaning up neighborhood crews and families around iowa will be cleaning up neighborhood s after Severe Weather crossed the state. Most of eastern iowa was on watch for tornados yesterday afternoon, when the sun had already set. In des moines, people found widespread damage across much of the southwest side. High winds blew through and in seconds these massive oak trees crumbled. Strong winds shattered the glass on the seco
Give high profile vehicles some extra room as well. The wind should continue right into friday, though the gusts probably wont be any worse than 30mp by then. O weekd still lookk great with highsswell into thh 50s bbh days. Our weather turns active again as we head into next week thanks kaj. Crews and families around iowa will be cleaning up neighborhood s after Severe Weather crossed the state. Most of eastern iowa was on tch for tornados yesterday afternoon, when the sun had already set. In des moines, people found the southwe side. High winds blew through and n seconds these massive oak trees crumbled. Strong winds shattered the glass on the second floor an Elementary School. It s base. Y heart just stopped i couldn believe how much damage happened in uch a short amount of time itss unbeliebable. Whether the damage there was the result of Straight Line winds or an actual tornado is up for debate. The nntional Weather Service will be surveying the area to make that official determina