More than 85% of Iowa is abnormally dry or in drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and the National Weather ...

The northern lights, which can appear green, pink and blue, are the result of geomagnetic storms. The more severe the storm, ...

Foolish NOAA budget cut proposals threaten all of our safety and prosperity, writes the Register's editorial board.

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls says damage in Storm Lake from Thursday's storms was caused by straight-line winds estimated to be around 70 mph.

A relatively weak tornado produced a record-breaking and more-than-mile-wide swath of damage in Iowa. Here's how that stacks ...

Strong thunderstorms in Iowa and Nebraska on Thursday night caused several lightning strikes in the area, one of which ...

Additional heavy rain is expected across the Plains this week. With streams already swollen and the ground saturated, that leaves the area at risk of additional flooding.

The tornado that swept through parts of Fremont and Page counties on Thursday night has been confirmed as the widest tornado on record for Iowa.The National We ...

A severe weather pattern, including a threat of tornadoes, has developed once again in the Plains, South and Midwest. Here's ...

Multiple tornadoes were reported Thursday evening from two supercell thunderstorms that traveled from Nebraska into Iowa.

Most of western Illinois is under a tornado watch until Sunday night, with “a couple of intense tornadoes” possible in the region.

A storm system centered over the central United States continues to bring a multi-day stretch of severe weather across parts of the Plains and Midwest.