Month: July 2011

All of Iowa, Severe Weather

Iowa Forecast Video 7/12/2011

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnNHXuyRl8o?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SEVERE AROUND: There is a slight risk of severe weather once again, however this time it is over the southern third of the state, nowhere near the damage path of the derecho that occurred from near Ankeny east-northeastward through Polk, Story, Marshall, Tama and Benton counties (where the worst damage was). The main …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Sunny and pleasent next two days, then increasing clouds with thunderstorms Thursday, some could be strong and produce heavy rain.

Regional Weather View. A quiet and pleasant pattern will be in place for the Upper Midwest the next couple of days, it will bring dry sunny conditions and pleasant temperatures, before an approaching warm front will bring the chance for thunderstorms region wide for Thursday. Heavy rain may be a possibility across much of the …

Severe Weather, Storm Reports

Storm Survey on Derecho Across Benton County

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 514 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2011 …PRELIMINARY STORM SURVEY RESULTS FOR BENTON COUNTY INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF GARRISON AND VINTON… LOCATION: GARRISON IOWA…430 AM CDT ON JULY 11 2011. ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS: STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 110 TO 130 MPH. DAMAGE: * WIDESPREAD DAMAGE …

Severe Weather, Storm Reports

Confirmed Derecho From Storm Survey (7/11/2011)

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 458 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2011 …PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR STORY…MARSHALL AND TAMA COUNTIES… THIS STORM SURVEY INVESTIGATION IS STILL ONGOING AND SUBJECT TO FURTHER COORDINATION WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES. …WIDESPREAD AND EXTREME STRAIGHT LINE WIND EVENT… THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Strong to Severe Storms cause a few isolated issues in parts of the area, including Clayton, Highest measured thunderstorm wind gust at my location.

Radar Capture of the storm at 11:32PM July 11th Area storm report. A Strong to severe line of thunderstorms which started in North Dakota pushed across the Upper Midwest, then through the area around 11:30pm last night well ahead of a cold front that was moving through the region. A Radar capture can be seen …

All of Iowa, Forecast, Severe Weather, Storm Reports

Storm Reports from Wind Event This Morning

Here are the storm reports that have come into the 5 NWS offices that cover Iowa this morning with regards to the severe weather event that occurred during the early morning hours. NOTE: This is quite crude as I copied the whole list from Excel. Any damage pictures from this morning can be sent to …

Severe Weather

New Warning (Clinton, Jackson and Scott) until 7:15am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 611 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… EASTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHEASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY …