DES MOINES— Gov. Kim Reynolds announced that Iowa’s critical IT systems were restored Friday afternoon and services to Iowans resumed as normal following a global outage caused by an automatic software update from CrowdStrike, which the state uses for malware and virus protection. IT staff are continuing to restore devices used by state employees. This work is anticipated to be completed during the weekend. The Iowa Department of Management’s Division of Information Technology operates a 24/7 security operations center. At approximately 12:30 a.m.  the security center identified the CrowdStrike error, and a temporary fix was applied at 1:04 a.m. At approximately 1:30 a.m., a formal fix from CrowdStrike was issued. The action by the security team limited the initial impact of the outage to approximately 1,400 servers and 3,300 workstations, or less than 20 percent of all devices across executive branch departments.

SIOUX CITY – Friday marked the 35th anniversary of a plan crash near Sioux City. KCCI-TV reports United Airlines Flight 232 was traveling from Denver to Chicago and suffered catastrophic engine failure. The pilot attempted to land in Sioux City, but crashed, killing 112 people on board, with 184 surviving. The plane cartwheeled down the runaway upon touching down, leaving a mile long path of damage.

IOWA – The tornado outbreak of 2024 remains on a record-breaking pace, which has included dozens of tornadoes causing extensive damage in several communities. WHO-13 reports there have been 112 recorded tornadoes so far this year, eight short of the all-time record in 2004. The average in a year in National Weather Service records is approximately 48, with the most in a month typically in June.