Thursday’s Imogene-Essex, Iowa tornado was an EF-1 with winds of 110 mph. The maximum width was 3130 yards, which is 1.8 miles wide! This is not just the widest tornado in Iowa history, but also the ...

Red Haw State Park the day after the 2022 tornado (DNR photo) Red Haw State Park is reopening its campground next week, more than three years after a powerful tornado tore through the southern Iowa ...

CHARITON, Iowa — On July 1, visitors can experience an enriched camping area at Red Haw State Park. The updates include pull-through sites and an enhanced layout. The state park reopened just a few ...

The widest tornado in Iowa’s history touched down Thursday night near Essex, Iowa. 1.78 miles. 3130 yards. More than 31 football fields. That’s how wide the twister was as it ripped through nearly 20 ...