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
Scarbroughs onthejob behavior. I was disappointed because i had a complaint last week about the bus driver. Our son and other kids have been complaining for quite some time. Ryan it stemmed from a seating issue on the bus. I am told by a Johnston School district spokesperson that the transportation director responded to her concern via email and a personal phone call to help resolve that issue. Live in johnston, ryan smith, kcci 8 news, iowas news leader. Stacey this incident had us wondering, what kind of training do School Bus Drivers go through to deal with student behavior . The state of iowa has policies and procedures in place to make sure students are safe on a bus. Aside from dot training to get a special license, drivers then go through scenarios on how to deal with unruly students. In most cases, they are told to pull over, secure the bus, and some districts like johnston have drivers work with a trainer. Laura this trainer has been with us since 2011. He is wellversed on wha
Slight risk of around highway 20. It was earlier in the fall, summer, or springtime, well probably be at a high risk. That risk area extends down to missouri and illinois. Since 1950, we had 10 ef numeral twos. 35 tornadoes in november since 1950, and eight of them in 64 years. There has on in about 1900 days, there has only been eight days we have had tornadoes in november. We break free to thunderstorms. Should be out of here by around 6 00 p. M. Any sunshine in the midmorning to early afternoon will increase i have a brandnew futurecast, just came in the weather office. Update coming out in just a few. Kevin and the storms approach trust the kcci weather app to , keep you safe. Get hourly forecasts and interactive radar right through your smartphone. Its free and available for both android and iphone. November, no stranger to Severe Weather. 10 years ago the anniversary of , the deadly tornado outbreak in dallas and boone counties. Todd magel returned to woodward tonight. He has tha
Inches already by 5 00 or 6 00 p. M. Notice those totals, pretty high. A tremendous amount of snowfall for our first event, possibly iowa. Elizabeth we want to get to stories we have been watching including another possible terror attack in africa. Shaina humphries following it all. Whats the update on this new attack . Shaina elizabeth, this is all unfolding over the last couple hours. Right now 170 people have reportedly been taken hostage inside the Radisson Blu Hotel in malis capital city bamako. The hotel chain says ten gunmen yelling arabic locked 140 guests and 30 Staff Members inside. We just learned that 20 of those hostages have been released, but the u. S. Embassy in mali is calling this an active shooter situation at this point, and is asking all american citizens in mali to stay indoors. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack at this point, but well keep an eye on the situation as it develops throughout the morning. Were also following breaking developments in
If you are heading out early dont be surprised if you get tagged with light rain. Expanding into for more more for medical stuff later in the day. If you are in western and northern portions of the state it will come sooner for you through the afternoon and you could see light accumulation of snow in areas in the northwestern half of the state. The safe as you go out. It is bound to be slick. For now there are chances for rain early on with temperatures in the lowtomid 30s off to the northwest. Mid50s, could see an inch or two of rain through most of the southern portion of the state and southeastern portions of the state today. Freezing rain advisories south of the metro and westward, otherwise Winter Weather advisories are at the northern half of the state because of the potential for light ice accumulation. Precipitation that will fall snow. I will have a more indepth look coming up in five minutes. Kim with rain falling across central iowa it is important to check the road and give