Iowa's Department of Public Safety says there could be many more people injured. Other severe weather events, such as floods and snowstorms, are expected in other parts of the country.
The tornado that struck Tuesday left a wide swath of obliterated homes and crumpled cars. Officials did not immediately give details of other deaths or injuries.
Across the city, power lines and trees are downed, traffic lights are out and glass is scattered across downtown. About 900,000 customers were left without power early Friday.
Forecasters warned a wave of dangerous storms in the U.S. could march through parts of the South early Thursday, after deadly storms a day earlier spawned damaging tornadoes and massive hail.
A likely tornado touched down in metro Atlanta just before midnight Tuesday. As the sun rose, the cleanup in Rockdale County began. GPB’s Pamela Kirkland reports.
Parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia and Georgia were under tornado watches, while Wisconsin was experiencing a spring snowstorm.
Police across the Northeast reported hundreds of traffic accidents over the weekend. Meanwhile, a separate storm will continue Monday across much of the Rockies, Plains and upper Midwest.
Severe thunderstorms Wednesday evening produced huge chunks of hail in parts of Missouri and Kansas. "Gorilla hail" can create lots of damage and even has the potential to be fatal.
Wildfires swept across the Texas Panhandle early Wednesday, prompting evacuations, cutting off power to thousands, and forcing at least the temporary shutdown of a nuclear weapons facility.
The nor'easter struck the Northeast on Monday evening and is pushing east. Heavy snow and strong winds have disrupted travel and affected millions of residents with road and school closures.
Every day through Feb. 9, two federal and state agencies will focus on a specific step you can take to prepare for tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and more.
The numbing cold is expected to ease in the coming days as water systems in Memphis and other Tennessee cities battle broken pipes that have caused boil-water notices.
Temperatures plunged below zero in parts of Tennessee, creating the largest power demand ever for the Tennessee Valley Authority. The icy blast stretches from Oregon to the Northeast.
