After a few rain showers today, the weather pattern will trend drier over the next few days. Temperatures will remain in the 60s to around 70 for the next week with lows in the 40s with a few upper 30s possible. The next best chance of rain will likely come Tuesday night into Wednesday of …
Month: April 2009
Next Storm Moving In
A few light rain showers are moving into western Iowa at mid-day. They will produce only a few hundredths of an inch at best. More organized rain will move in later this afternoon and this evening. Rainfall amounts will generally be around 1/4 to 1/2 inch with some heavier totals possible in thunderstorms. There is …
More Rain Chances
Weathermap for Wednesday Thursday and Friday. The weather for Wednesday will be a good chance of showers and thunderstorms later in the day, Highs Wednesday will be in the in the upper 50s, with lows Wednesday night in the upper 40s. Thursday, We will get into some warmer air streaming up from the south, as …
Full report on Sunday’s Tornado (Pictures)
Here is the full report from the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities on the tornado that hit Linn and Delaware Counties on Sunday afternoon. This includes some damage pictures from the area.Full Report on Sunday’s Tornado
Sunshine Returns
A few clouds are still holding out in the eastern part of Iowa late this morning. Those will quickly move off and bring sunshine back to the entire state. Temperatures will be in the 60s to around 70 over the next few days. The next chance of rain will move in late Wednesday through Friday. …
Tornado Video from Sunday
Here is a link to a video of the Alburnett Tornado yesterday.Video The information about the tornado has been posted below.
Alburnett Tornado Rated EF1
…LINN COUNTY TORNADO RATED EF-1… BASED ON A STORM SURVEY OF THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED IN LINN COUNTY YESTERDAY…APRIL 26…2009. LINN COUNTY TORNADO INFORMATION… * LOCATION…NEAR LAFAYETTE…NORTHEAST TO THE LINN/DELAWARE COUNTY BORDER NORTH OF PRAIRIEBURG. * TIME…APPROXIMATELY 452 PM TO 510 PM 4/26/09. * INJURIES/FATALITIES…NONE. * EF-SCALE RATING…EF1. * ESTIMATED WIND SPEED…100 MPH. * MAX …
Calmer and Drier Weather For Awhile
After days of heavy rain, hail and tornadoes, there will be a lull in the action for the next few days. Aside from a few showers expected the rest of the day today, Tuesday and Wednesday will remain dry and sunny with highs generally in the 60s and lower 70s. The next chance of showers …
More on Sunday’s Tornadoes
From KCRG From KWWL(Includes more photos from Cathy Riggs. The first photo was posted here early this morning) There were no injuries at the Flying Squirrel Campground near Central City where the tornado went through destroying a handful of trailers there. A dog was reported to have died in the storm.
Tornado Pictures from Sunday
This first image was taken by Cathy Riggs of the tornado just north of Alburnett in Linn County. Here is a second look at the Alburnett tornado.