Our main concerns are destructive wind gusts up to 80 mph and ping pong ball-sized hail, but an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

Ray Dalio warned the White House may have to exert further political pressure on foreign governments in order to deal with a looming debt crisis. A senior at I.C. Norcom High School faces an assault and battery charge in connection to the March 4 incident in Virginia.

Today is a Weather Alert day across Iowa.Thunderstorms are expected to develop over far southwest and southern Iowa around 3-4 p.m., and then race to the north and northeast through the late afternoon and evening hours.