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After severe weather and heavy rain on Thursday, more storms are headed for Iowa on Friday afternoon prompting a tornado watch and flood watch.
A tornado warning for southeastern Guthrie County was allowed to expire as planned for 12:15 a.m. Friday. According to the National Weather Service, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Casey at 11:45 p.m., moving east at 35 mph.
Severe storms rumbled across central Iowa overnight Thursday, with one system producing a tornado in Guthrie County. WHO 13 viewers sent in photos of the reported damage
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A confirmed tornado is moving through Davenport, Iowa, prompting urgent warnings for people in the area to take shelter. The tornado was reportedly spotted just northwest of Davenport and is now heading toward Le Claire and Princeton.
A pair of storm chasers who bonded over their shared passion for extreme weather got engaged in front of a massive EF2 storm, capturing the breathtaking, rain-soaked proposal on their livestream as the twister spun behind them.
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for parts of southwest and south central Iowa and northwest Missouri until 8 p.m.
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Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches are possible overnight for much of Iowa, with locally higher amounts. Dozens of counties are under a flood watch.
Omaha's Weather Leader has Thursday and Friday as severe weather days with potential for multiple rounds of severe storms. The Storm Prediction Center has eastern Nebraska, including the Omaha metro, and western Iowa in an enhanced risk area for severe activity Thursday evening and overnight.