Month: May 2011

Severe Weather

New Warning (Appanoose, Davis, Monroe and Wapello) until 9am

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 820 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHERN APPANOOSE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHERN DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA… MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… …

Severe Weather

New Warning (Mahaska and Poweshiek) until 9am

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 817 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… MAHASKA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHEASTERN POWESHIEK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL 900 AM CDT * AT …

All of Iowa, Severe Weather

Iowa Forecast Video 5/29/2011

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT4C5R6FZUo&hl=en&fs=1] SEVERE SUNDAY?: The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight across the northern tier and eastern third of the state. All modes of severe weather will be possible with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats with a possible mesoscale convective system (MCS). Most …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Memorial Day Lilacs! Information on them- including differece between double and single blooming varietys.

Lilac blooms May 26th from a bush that was significantly reduced in size in 2010 The lilacs are in bloom this week, and they could not have been more perfect on their timing! They came into full bloom right on the memorial holiday weekend, which is perfect because normally they end up blooming just before …

All of Iowa, Flooding, Severe Weather

Iowa Forecast Video 5/28/2011

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I-D3IluRCk&hl=en&fs=1] SVR WEATHER AGAIN?: The Storm Prediction Center has outlooked an area in southeastern Iowa for a slight risk of severe weather. This will be south of a Muscatine to Lamoni line. The main threats will be from large hail and damaging winds with a warm front that will be moving through the state …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Memorial Forecast- Strong to severe storms possid tonight and Monday. Turning hot, humind and breezy Monday afternoon. near 90.F some places UpdatedX1

Regional Weather view. A warmer and stormier summer-like pattern has shifted north and will bring parts of the Upper Midwest hot and humid conditions Monday with chances of thunderstorms. Temperatures as warm as the mid 90s are possible in southern Iowa, Further north mid 80s is possible as far north as Central Minnesota and Western …

All of Iowa

Iowa Forecast Video 5/27/2011

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGUSkG-hMb4&hl=en&fs=1] WEEKEND: The holiday weekend looks to be warm with isolated chances of showers and thunderstorms. The main activity looks to take place late tonight into Saturday morning, Saturday evening into Sunday morning and late on Monday, but there could be a shower at anytime during the three day holiday. Not everyone will see …

Severe Weather, Storm Reports

Two Tornadoes confirmed in Des Moines County Wednesday

…PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY RESULTS FOR MAY 25TH TORNADOES IN DES MOINES COUNTY… TORNADO NUMBER 1… A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM DAMAGE SURVEY TEAM HAS DETERMINED THAT A TORNADO OCCURRED WEDNESDAY MAY 25 AND PRODUCED A DAMAGE PATH ACROSS A PORTION OF DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA. A TRACK OF EF1 DAMAGE EXTENDED FROM 3.3 …