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Thousands of donations for tornado survivors flood Iowa gym
NEOLA, Iowa — Stacked, sorted and neatly labeled donations are ready for pick up for tornado survivors at the Neola Area Community Center. They've got the basics: mountains of clothes, shoes, cleaning supplies, and hygiene products. But also tools, baby and pet supplies. The gym full of donations is...
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Approve Letters of Support for the City of Walnut and Play Haven Childcare Grant Application
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors approved a letter of support for the Play Haven Childcare Grant application. Board Chair Susan Miller said Play Haven Childcare is a project that has been in the works in the City of Walnut. The Supervisors also approved a letter of support...
Severe weather in western Iowa and eastern Nebraska causes damage, but rain vital for dry soil
The last two weeks in Iowa have been filled with desperately needed rain. The state has been in a three-year extended drought, the longest since the mid- to late 1950s, according to Iowa State Climatologist Justin Glisan. Rain showers, thunderstorms, and tornadoes caused damage and debris in southwestern Iowa on Friday and Saturday, particularly in the town of Minden, Iowa, and in West and East Pottawattamie Counties. More severe weather is expected this week throughout the state.
Volunteers flock to Pottawattamie County to help with tornado damage
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa — Volunteers flock to Pottawattamie County to help those who've beenimpacted by tornadoes, including off-the-clock drug enforcement agents. Many homes in Crescent, Iowa, were destroyed. As Cindy Mattox stood outside what was left of her home on Monday, she said she had never expected so much...
'Always worse than you can imagine': Cleanup efforts underway in Minden, Iowa, following devastating storms
MINDEN, Iowa — One of the most heavily impacted communities in Friday night's storms was Minden, Iowa. Officials think about half the town is destroyed. On Saturday morning, around 8 a.m., the city opened for residents to be able to start their cleanup and recovery. "It's just a real...
Red Cross responders are deployed across Iowa’s tornado-torn areas
Emergency responders are stretched thin after Friday’s severe storms spun off at least 17 tornadoes in Iowa, damaging dozens of homes and claiming a life in Minden. Josh Murray, communications director for the American Red Cross – Nebraska-Iowa Region, says it was a massive storm system that left a tremendous amount of damage in its wake, in multiple counties.
Pottawattamie County Supervisors Approve Proclamation of Disaster Emergency and a Resolution Waiving Permit Fees for Properties with Damage
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors this morning approved a Proclamation of Disaster Emergency. Chair Susan Miller read the proclamation which notes a series of severe storm systems affected Pottawattamie County on April 26th and continuing thereafter and caused severe weather including damaging winds, straight line winds, tornadoes, heavy rainfall, flash flooding and hail resulting in significant damage to public and private property and power outages.
Rural Iowa rallies together after a tornado devastates Minden
The National Weather Services issued dozens of tornado warnings on Friday night, with several twisters touching the ground from outside Lincoln, Nebraska through Iowa. One community hardest hit by the storm experienced an outpouring of support.
Newscast 4.29.24: Cleanup from tornado damages continues in Iowa & Nebraska; All 3 Iowa public universities are closing down DEI offices
Cleanup and delivery of donated recovery items like water bottles snd food continues in Western Iowa and Eastern Nebraska on Monday, in the aftermath of tornado strikes that took place Friday. The governors of the two states have issued emergency designations for Pottawattamie County in Iowa, and Douglas, Lancaster and...
MidAmerican power outage update
(Council Bluffs) -- Power is still out for KMAland residents impacted by Friday's tornadoes and severe storms. Crews worked over the weekend to tackle damage to electrical systems suffered by tornadic activity in parts of Pottwattamie County. As of 2 p.m. Sunday, more than 200 customers remained without power in Minden, one of the communities hardest hit by an EF-2 tornado that roared through the county.
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