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Des Moines, Iowa – With spring storm systems strengthening across the United States, emergency officials are urging Iowa residents to review tornado safety plans now as severe weather threats increase across the central Plains and Midwest.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), tornado activity typically increases during the spring months when warm, moisture-rich air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with cooler air moving across the Plains. Iowa sits in a region frequently impacted by severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds during active spring storm systems…