Central Iowa storms drop rain, hail, force NWS staff to take shelter

You know it’s a bad storm when the National Weather Service staff has to abandon its office and take shelter underground. Severe thunderstorms rolled across central Iowa last night, bringing winds up to 60 miles-an-hour in the Des Moines area, along with two-inch diameter hail and heavy rain. Meteorologist Frank Boksa, at the Weather Service, […]