Iowa
'Very Scary': Severe Storm Violently Whips Debris Across Iowa Road
A family in central Iowa was caught off guard while driving home on Wednesday, July 31, as a powerful storm ripped through the area. Kerri Johannsen captured this footage on her Tesla dashcam as she drove towards her home in Des Moines on Wednesday evening. The video shows strong winds blowing debris and tree branches across the intersection, causing a power flash and the traffic lights to blow. “We saw the wind pick up,” Johannsen told Storyful. “Then as we stopped, the road signs started moving and suddenly winds were blasting the trees and wires all around us, ” she added. “Our kids were in the car with us – it was very scary,” she said. Around the same time, the National Weather Service said they received reports of tree damage in the Des Moines area and warned residents to take shelter. Credit: Kerri Johannsen via Storyful