The 4pm Temperature reading at Muscatine tells how dangerous the heat is. The temperature was 99 with a heat index of 128! The dewpoint was 84. This is close to being very dangerous. Now I would caution, the Muscatine temperature readings in the past have tended to be overzealous and there isn’t any other heat …
Month: August 2008
4pm Radar Update
Thunderstorms are developing along a line extending from Prairie Du Chien WI to Toledo with another cluster in SW Iowa north and west of Hamburg. These storms are moving to the east at about 25-30 mph. There is a possiblity that there could be a watch in the next hour for these storms. There is …
Severe Storm hit the area, Wind damage in Luck-Cumberland-Rice Lake areas
Photo taken by Dirk Miller of Rice Lake,Wisconsin Link to his website http://www.storm-chaser236.com/ The photo above taken by Dirk Miller shows some of the major storm damage that happen in the area on Sunday afternoon. the storm moved east from Minnesota it first did damage at Luck. where trees and power lines were reported down …
Midday Report
A few moderate showers and thunderstorms continue in Allamakee (where there was a warning that expired a few minutes ago) and Winneshiek counties in NE Iowa. Also a few scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms were extending from Lake Mills to Algona to Onawa. These storms are ahead of a cold front that is moving into …
New Warning (Fayette, Winneshiek)
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1011 AM CDT MON AUG 4 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA… SOUTHERN WINNESHIEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA… * UNTIL 1100 AM CDT * AT …
Monday Morning Look
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 10:30 for Chickasaw County in NE Iowa. This storm was near New Hampton moving east at 35 mph. This will move towards West Union, Decorah, Postville and Waukon in the next 90 minutes. Other thunderstorms were scattered in east central Iowa and some in the northern part …
Slight Risk Monday
There is a slight risk for Severe Weather for the entire state of Iowa. The threats are VERY large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. This may be upgraded or shifted as other outlooks are issued later on.
Evening Notes
It’s still quite warm at 9pm across the state of Iowa. The warmest reading was 88 with a heat index of 100 at both Shenandoah and Council Bluffs. Both places were 99 with heat indices near 120 earlier in the afternoon. Radar is quiet right now, but that could change as the enviroment is VERY …
Afternoon Heat
A Heat advisory remains in effect for the southern half of Iowa mainly south of a Sioux City to Fort Dodge to Newton to Washington to Quad Cities line. The eastern part of the state is quite pleasant having been under cloudiness most of the morning, while the western and central part of the state …
LINK TO LOCAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS http://www.crh.noaa.gov/hazards/mpx A Tornado Watch has been issued for Polk,Barron,St Croix and Dunn until 6:00AM