Iowa Tornadoes Confirmed, Soldiers Return Home, and Reserved Parking Sold Out at DSM Airport

NWS: Tuesday Storms Bring Iowa’s First Confirmed Tornadoes Of 2026

(Iowa) — Iowa’s first confirmed tornadoes of the year touched down in the southeastern corner of the state on Tuesday. The National Weather Service says two EF-1 tornadoes were detected in Lee County along Highway 2. The first touched down in southwest Donnellson just after 9 p.m., and the second formed near Wilson Lake Park about 30 minutes later. Tuesday’s storms also produced up to two-point-seven-five-inch hail in parts of Eastern Iowa.

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