A cold front is expected to move into the state tonight and should be situated in central Iowa by sunrise tomorrow morning. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible along and ahead of the front. None of the activity is expected to be severe. Rainfall will be heaviest in the western part of the state with …
Month: July 2009
Grand Marais,MN Trip photos! and stories about my trip.
Lake Superior, Near Grand Marais,MN July 27th. My trip to Grand Marais,MN went very well, We left Rice Lake,WI by 9:20AM and we were in Grand Marais,MN by about 3:00PM We had to stop at more then one roadside stop too see the very pretty views that Lake Superior had to offer. I really enjoyed …
Weekend Preview
The NASCAR Nationwide Series will be at Iowa Speedway in Newton on this weekend for the U.S. Cellular 250. Practice on Friday should go off without a hitch with only a slight chance of rain during the day, the best chance will occur Friday night. The weather will be a bit iffy for the race …
Full Month Below Average
The chart shows selected cities in Iowa and surrounding states of when the temperature was last at or above the seasonal average for the date. Cedar Rapids, Ottumwa, Iowa City and Moline IL, have yet to hit their seasonal highs for any date this month, and haven’t had a high temperature hit their seasonal high …
The Return of Rain
Another sunny day is in store today, but showers and thunderstorms will make a return later tonight into Thursday. Rainfall amounts will generally be under 1/2 inch but some isolated heavier totals could be possible. Severe weather is not likely with this storm. What is likely, is more cold air will move into following this …
More Cool Weather Ahead
The “Year without a Summer” looks to be continuing in the next week with more cool weather. Along with the cool weather, rounds of showers and thunderstorms are also possible. The next round of rain will come Wednesday night into Thursday followed up by another chance over the weekend. Next week, temperatures will begin with …
Flash Flood Warning (Clinton) until 4:30am
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1028 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… CLINTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF CLINTON… NORTHERN WHITESIDE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST …
Flash Flood Warning (Jackson) until 3:45am
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 949 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MAQUOKETA… CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS… …
Storms Developing
Numerous thunderstorms have developed in the early evening hours along an outflow boundary. The strongest storms in Iowa extend from just east of Cedar Rapids to north of Clinton. They are moving east and slightly south of east at about 30mph. Very heavy rain, lightning and some gusty winds up to 35mph are possible with …
Evening Storms
A few storms have popped up this afternoon. Currently the largest storm in Iowa is located near Manchester, with another weaker storm north of Mason City. These storms are moving E to SE at 25-30mph. There has been numerous tornado warnings in southern and southwestern Wisconsin. These storms are heading toward Madison and should be …