[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amSce4f5HRM&hl=en&fs=1] SNOWY PERIOD: Snow will move into the state late Thursday night and will last (even lightly) through the weekend when another much more powerful storm moves in from the southwest. THURSDAY-SATURDAY: Light snow moves in late Thursday with the heaviest accumulations staying mainly over the far southeastern sections of the state, where several inches …
Month: February 2011
Brief warm up with light drizzle or light snow, then much colder with light snow Friday.
Regional weather view. It will be a bit milder in here in the Upper Midwest the next couple of days as a weak system passes through Northern Minnesota, where minor accumulations are possible. temperatures as warm as the lower 50s are possible in snow less areas of central and southern Iowa. low to mid 30s …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/23/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXMytIX6BSE&hl=en&fs=1] SNOW BY WEEKEND: With the Thursday storm moving well enough south of the state to not be concerned with, we move our attention to a storm that will affect the state by Saturday lasting through Monday. Precipitation will start in the form of snow across the state with light snow showers or a few …
River Flooding (2/22/11)
River flooding continues across the state, due to the recent snowmelt and/or ice jams causing rapid rises on rivers. Here is the current list of rivers that are under river flood warnings as of Tuesday afternoon. Des Moines River at Fort Dodge West Fork Cedar River at Finchford East Fork Des Moines River near Algona …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/22/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdkPdmeAhXY&hl=en&fs=1] SNOW THURSDAY?: The latest GFS model runs continues to show the storm Wednesday night through Friday morning moving far enough south and east of the state that the heaviest snow will fall south and east of the state, however the WRF and NAM show the low much closer to the state with heavy snow …
Feb 21st report.Historic Feb records broken- Sigificant accumulating snow for the entire area with Major accumulations in areas.
Very low visibility from heavy snow and blowing February 20th Our 2nd Major Winter storm of the season left quite a bit of new snowfall across the area, with some impressive amounts as high 15 inches! All this new snowfall is thanks to a strong area of low pressure that moved from Nebraska to Iowa, …
Ice Jam Cometh
More and more rivers are starting to get a problem with ice jams on them. A Flash flood warning is in effect through the early evening hours along the Cedar River north of Vinton due to one, with many other river having experienced some over the past few days. This will continue for at least …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/21/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyYn8zxfl7g&hl=en&fs=1] SNOW CHANCES: A few flakes will fly across the state Monday, with little accumulations possible except in the far north where an inch or two is possible. Outside of that, there’s a chance at the end of the week for a bit of the white stuff with the best chances being across the southeastern …
Winter Thaw Flooding Continues
With the recent warm spell over the last few days, many rivers across the state have seen some elevated levels and some have gone over their banks and flood stage. Here are the current rivers that are under river flood warnings as of Sunday evening. East Fork Des Moines River near Algona Des Moines River …
Low Through the State
The low pressure center is currently over south central Iowa moving ENE. Very warm temperatures to the south and southeast of the center, with Keokuk at 63° this hour. The warm front streched along roughly the IA 92 corridor just south of the Quad Cities into Illinois. To the north, readings are in the mid …