As what happened yesterday morning thunderstorms developed in the overnight. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning expired in southeastern Tama County at 6:45 am. A line of thunderstorms extended from Vinton to South English, also another line extended from Kellogg to Pella to Seymour. These storms are moving east to southeast at about 15-20 mph. A few …
Month: July 2008
Slight Risk for Sunday Monday
There is a slight risk of Severe Weather for today and tomorrow for most of Iowa. Today the risk is for areas in Iowa mainly north of US 34. Monday the entire state is in the risk. The greatest threats will be from Strong Winds and large hail. An Isolated tornado can not be ruled …
A Few Late Night Notes
A few showers are in eastern Nebraska a few hours from reaching the Missouri River Valley. They are not severe and aren’t expected to be. It should remain relatively quiet the rest of the night. Flooding continues in Iowa. The Mississippi River at all locations in Iowa and neighboring Illinois north of Keokuk have fallen …
Fridays outlook Image from http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/ Link to local watches and warnings http://www.crh.noaa.gov/hazards/mpx Link to latest severe weather outlooks http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/ The SPC does have a slight risk for Severe storms for the area Sunday. Large Hail and damaging winds would be the main threats There could be a round of thunderstorms and rain moving though by …
Looking Off to the West
A Few Severe Thunderstorms are located in eastern Nebraska. They are moving SE at between 15-25 mph. The storms should miss most of Iowa except for areas south of Council Bluffs. That’s if the storms hold together. There’s only a slight chance of Thunderstorms today in the western part of Iowa, otherwise the rest of …
Fireworks Forecast
The only problem you should have when going to fireworks tonight is the bugs. Temperatures at sunset should be around 70 degrees and mostly clear. Winds will be light. So make sure you have your bug spray and enjoy the fireworks. Have a happy 4th.
A cool Night and a beautiful 4th
Any clouds still hanging around will disperse in the next few hours as temperatures will cool to the mid 50s to lower 60s throughout the state. Temperatures on the 4th will be 5-10 degrees below average, with highs ranging from the mid to upper 70s in the NE to mid 80s in the west. Humidity …
Flooding Update
River Flooding continues some 3 weeks after the peak. The Iowa River continues to slowly fall. At Marengo it is expected to fall below flood stage later tonight. The Iowa River at that location has been above flood stage at least 75% of the time since April. The Iowa River in Iowa City is at …
Tornado rated EF1
The Tornado that touched down near Van Horne yesterday was rated EF1 by the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. It touched down at 5:10 PM, 2 miles east of Van Horne and was on the ground for 1 mile with estimated winds at 90 mph. It destroyed grain bins and some machine sheds, …
4th of july weather.
Image from http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mpx/ Weather for the 4Th of July looks Good. We will have sunny skies all across the area with highs reaching the mid to upper 70s so not too warm, or to cool! Friday night the forecast calls for clear skies with lows in the low to mid 50s So a nice day/night …