Meteorologist terry swails swailswith your weatherfirst forecast. Terry thanks. The storms this afternoon were quick to move in and quick to move out. Out. In thahashort time, there was damage caused by the strong winds. Winds. Ian crim sent us this picture from fairfax. He tells fox 28 news strong winds ripped the roof off their machine shed. At the marion library, a meeting had to be put on hold and those in attendance had to seek shelter. A short time later the all clear was sounded and the meeting was able to continue one of the hardest hit areas today was in des moines. Moines. Thats where a tornado touched down at the international airport. Widespread damage was reported in neighborhoods around the metro area. Significant damage was also reported in nearby knoxville, where witnesses say a tornado ripped part of the roof off a walmart. Fortunately, no serious injuries have been reported. There was a blackout today in iowa city. But it had nothing to do with the weather. Weather. T
The property is. Itsts lot to lose, but its just stuff and the people are ok. Ok. The family says they have outdoor cats. They know one of them was killed and they are still looking for two of them. Covering the corridor in iowa county, mellaney moore, cbs 2 news. Meanile, the National Weather service has confirmed fivevetornados touched down statewide yesterday. One of the harder hit areas was knoxville iowa where an ef1 tornado hit. There, part of the roof of the local walmart caved in. Governor Terry Branstad toured the town today to survey some of the damage. Ef1 tornados are considered weak on the fujita scale, but still have winds as strong as 110 mimis per hour. Cbs 2 news has learned the name of a woman killed after being hit by a semitruck last night in l nn county. The Sheriffs Office tells cbs enterancncof palisadeskeplre state park. Park. Authorities say that 17 yearold johann gingerichfeil was in t eastbound lanes when she was struck and killed. The drivererf the semi wasn
Terry thanks. Risht now, the National Weather service says five tornadoes hit the state during last nights severe weather. Cbs 2 news is still waiting to find out whether damage in rural iowa county was caused by a sixth toado. Tornado. Orms ripped throroh a shed and barn near williamsburg. In addtion, the propertys owner tells cbs 2 news, a 500 gallon barrel of el was thrown 30 yards. The National Weather service willll go out again tomorrow to look at more damage. There was more damage further buildings were destroyed when an ef1 tornado touched down there. One couple says they ran to their basement and two minutes later, the top of their home was gone. Fortunately, no serious injuries have been reported from last nights storms. Cbs 2 news ten at ten continues now with more of the corridors top stories. Stories. The conversation to improve cedar lake opened up to the public tay. A number of organizations and pepele came out to express what could make the area better. Better. Cbs 2 Ne
Our team is in our team is in place tonight coverage. Cbs 2 News Reporter Mellaney Moore is live outside here at Broadcast Park with a look at whats happening here. Let me take a step out of the shot so you can see whats going on right now. Here in cedar rapids we havent seen a lot of damage. Weve mostly been hearing of a lot of strong winds from these stormssome as high as 60 to 70 Miles Per Hour. Near fairfax, we heard from a viewer that said a machine shed roof was ripped off. We also checked alliant energy. Right now, theyre saying about 200 people are without power in this area. Well continue to stay out here and keep an eye on these storms as they pass through. For now, though, karen and scott, ill send it back to you. Our Severe Weather here in eastern iowa follows a day of active weather in central iowa. Iowa. This is video from West Des Moines where they saw winds in upwards of 70 Miles Per Hour in places. Places. And heres video from coralville. Adam peters posted this to twi
This series of fast moving storms didnt just hit eastern iowa. Iowa. This is video from West Des Moines where they saw winds reaching peaks of 70 miles an hour in some areas. These are images sent to us from a viewer in fairfax. High winds there ripped off the roof of a machine shed. And heres video from coralville. Adam peters posted this to twitter as he was sitting through what he described as sideways rain, hail and high winds on the coralville strip. There was a blackout today in iowa city. But it had nothing to do with the weather. Weather. This one involved a group at the university of iowa showing their support for campus. Cbs 2 News Reporter dora miller is in the newsroom tonight with more, dora . The university of missouri has been under fire for the way theyve handled racist incidents. People at ui say theyre only one step from being in the same boat. Boat. No justice, no peace no justice, no peace peace its important that we share their message because its the same message.