PARKERSBURG, Iowa Half of this small town lay in ruins or heavily damaged Monday following a deadly tornado that ripped apart a stretch of northern Iowa. The Sunday afternoon twister killed six people ...

Another week, another train of tornadoes that obliterates entire city blocks, smashes homes to their foundations and kills people even as they take shelter in their basements. The year is not even ...

PARKERSBURG, Iowa — When a fatal tornado ripped through the rural Iowa town Ed Thomas called home, the local football coach became the driving force behind rebuilding. As a trusted and active church ...

PARKERSBURG, Iowa — State and federal officials vowed Monday to bring help to residents struggling after a deadly tornado ripped through their northeastern Iowa communities. “There’s so much hurt here ...

PARKERSBURG -- The people of Parkersburg, W. Va., knew little if anything about the community of Parkersburg, Iowa, until news footage of the devastation left behind when an EF5 tornado roared through ...

The tornado --- already choked with debris from Parkersburg --- hit in earnest, ripping Kidd's home apart. The killer claimed eight lives in Parkersburg and New Hartford, including one of Kidd's ...