This is a book review of Un-Natural Disasters written by former KWQC Chief Meteorologist Terry Swails and his wife Carolyn Wettstone. Unlike the previous book from the Gazette, this book also covers the EF5 tornado that hit Parkersburg and New Hartford 6 months ago along with the Flood of 2008. This book was very well …
Month: November 2008
A Nice Turkey Day
Thanksgiving will be mostly sunny with temperatures near or slightly above average with temperatures in the 40s to around 50 across the state. A cold front will be moving through the state and the winds will be shifting to the NW through the day. The cooler weather will not hit until Black Friday when temperatures …
Sunny Dry Weather for the up coming days! Missed one day in Severe Thunderstorm days
Tuesday Morning November 25th Heavy Snow formed along a weak low pressure and cold front in Minnesota Yesterday, snow actually came down heavy at times. The snow Fell heaviest in Western areas like New Richmond…Osceola and Hudson. But all areas are reported snow. Snow totals here in Clayton were got 1″ inch of fluffy snow. Dirk …
A Dry Week
Dry weather will continue through the holiday weekend with only a slight chance for a few flurries on Thanksgiving night into early Friday. This won’t amount to much, otherwise temperatures will remain near average for this time in late November with highs in the 30s to low 40s and lows in the 20s. Colder weather …
Holiday Forecast
Thanksgiving will be close to perfect with temperatures in the 40s under mostly sunny skies. Black Friday isn’t as perfect but nonetheless temperatures will be in 30s and 40s across the state. A storm system will be moving to the south of the state and may bring a few more clouds on Friday and possibly …
A Little Precip
There will be some rain, some snow and even a little mixed precipitation tonight as a cold front moves through the state. Currently in central Iowa, the front will move through tonight and bring light precipitation. Little snow accumulation is likely north of US Hwy 30, and rain amounts will generally be under 1/4 of …
A Warm Sunday Ahead
Tomorrow will be warmer with temperatures in the 40s with some lower 50s in the southern part of the state mainly south of Interstate 80. This will not last as a cold front will blow through Sunday night into Monday that will bring temperatures back down into the 30s. A few snow showers are possible …
Warmer but somewhat snowy Severe Thunderstorm Days last season.
We were clipped by a clipper system moving southeast, mainly western areas saw a Trace of snow. Weather map for Sunday, Sunday Night and Monday Warmer more mild air will move in from the west tonight, and we will have warmer weather for Sunday With the warmer air will come a chance for some drizzle or …
Too Cold
The lows this morning are now official. It dropped to 0 this morning in Spencer, 2 in Estherville, 3 in Mason City and Sheldon. Single digits in Sioux City, Waterloo, Ames, Ottumwa and Cedar Rapids. This afternoon, temperatures have rebounded into the 20s and 30s. The wind has switched directions and is now southerly, bringing …
Arctic Morning
Temperatures this morning have plummeted to readings usually seen in January. Spencer and Estherville have fallen to 2° although Spencer now is at a balmy 3°. Many other stations in northern Iowa have fallen below 10°. Some of the colder valleys may have dropped to near 0 in NC and NE Iowa. Good news is …