"I understand the need to cut waste and balance the budget, but leave the chainsaw at home for when you have a tornado, flood ...

MINDEN, Iowa — A large and, at times, wedge-shaped tornado tore through towns in southwest Iowa on Friday, leaving a trail of destruction that in some cases left towns dealing with widespread ...

Among them were a series of half-mile wide “wedge” tornadoes – similar to the one that destroyed Greensburg – including two northwest of St. John in western Stafford County, said ...