The QPF chart from last night may look quite scary, with a bullseye of 7.9 inches of rain in the next 5 days in southern Iowa, with a large swath of the state receiving 3-6 inches. This looks to be a bit too much and will likely get lowered in the next run this morning …
Month: July 2010
Heavy Rainfall Expected
Below is the Area Forecast Discussion from NWS Des Moines with regard to the heavy rainfall that is expected across not only their CWA, but statewide as well. …HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED…WITH FLASH FLOODING…AND RENEWED OR EXTENDED RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK… ATTENTION IS NOW FOCUSING ON THE HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL …
Current River Flood Warnings as of Friday Midday (7/2/10)
Here is the latest list of river flood warnings across the state Raccoon River at Fleur Drive (DSM) Des Moines River at Fort Dodge West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville Des Moines River at 2nd Ave (DSM) Des Moines River near Eddyville Des Moines River at Ottumwa North Raccoon River near Perry Raccoon River …
This Morning’s QPF Chart
The latest QPF chart shows that more heavy rain looks likely across the state over the next 5 days (mainly beginning Sunday and lasting through Tuesday). Up to 3 inches of rain is possible with showers and thunderstorms that develop during the Sunday-Tuesday time period. Along with the threat of heavy rain, severe weather is …
Rain for the Holiday
Still looking like the 4th of July will be stormy across the state. There is a chance that some of the thunderstorms may be severe, but the main threat could be heavy rain on ground that is already saturated from a very wet month of June. This may lead to more flooding on rivers and …
Turning Hot and Humid, Then possibly severe weather Independence Day.
Regional View. The heat and humidity will be turning up across the Upper Midwest for the 1st half of the weekend, There a cold front will slice into the region starting Sunday, some severe weather is possible across parts of Iowa, Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. Local View with a Independence Day theme. We have quite …
Drought Condtions Finally easing up, Crops and Gardens doing better then ever!
Drought Monitor Maps for Wisconsin July 1st 2010 After more then a year of drought conditions across our local area, the drought is finally showing signs of ending. For more then a year most to all of the area was plagued between either Moderate to Severe and even at times Extreme drought. but thanks to …
July 4th Holiday Weekend Forecast Video
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8AnUKrvW7E&hl=en&fs=1] NOTE: Some of the July 4th Firework Displays maybe postponed due to thunderstorms. Forecast could change.