[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvsm5fg_uX0?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY WEATHER CONTINUES: The weather will remain dry and seasonal through the weekend and into early next week. There could be an isolated shower on Sunday across the far west, otherwise rain will hold off for most of the state until Tuesday and Wednesday with a warm front that will be moving in. …
Month: August 2011
Iowa Forecast Video 8/26/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb_3P_D_BQw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MOSTLY DRY: It looks to remain quite dry across the state for the next several days. Outside of a chance of an isolated shower later today in western Iowa. The chances of rain diminish rapidly through the upcoming weekend and into next week. A ridge develops south and east of the state after …
Downtown Skyline & full front yard view photos.
Downtown Rochester August 23rd 2011 I went out walking and exploring around the city, and finally found a descent areas to get pictures of Downtown Rochester. It was a 20 minute walk to Downtown, as it is only 1 mile from where I’m staying for college. This photo was taken in a city park called …
2011 Missouri River Flooding Update #9
MISSOURI RIVER AT SIOUX CITY HAS FALLEN BELOW FLOOD STAGE (FIRST TIME SINCE LATE MAY!) Meanwhile across the rest of the river valley, it remains above flood stage but the levels continue a slow fall with the continued decreases at Gavins Point Dam near Yankton SD. At Sioux City, the stage was 29.88 at Noon. …
Iowa Forecast Video 8/25/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ON_7T9lb5yQ?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY PLEASANT: The weather over the next few days will be dry and pleasant with only a very isolated shower or storm Friday night. (Did put the risk in the Football Forecast). The chances are around 10-20% at best, otherwise most of the football games will see only partly cloudy skies at worst. …
Iowa Forecast Video 8/24/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3bpA54RR7A?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY FOR A WHILE: Areas north of a Sioux City to Boone to Iowa City to Grandview line saw a decent soaking of rain early yesterday morning, with some areas seeing 1-3 inches. Areas south of this line saw nothing including areas that are in moderate drought. Any rainfall over the next few …
Strong storms hit last night 50+ MPH winds reported- some areas, with good doses of rain, depending on where you were.
Radar Image of total rainfall. Strong storms hit the area early this morning around 4:30 to 5AM, storms developed into a line that pushed across the entire area and brought heavy rain, some places got near if not over and inch of rain, while others saw barely anything. Along with the rain came some very …
A Possible Heat Burst in Western Iowa
Below is a report send to the NWS in Des Moines at 7:30pm DMX: 1 S Brayton [Audubon Co, IA] law enforcement reports NON-TSTM WND DMG at 07:05 PM CDT — tree reported down on a power line. trained spotter also reported limbs down in his yard. spotter estimated winds of around 40 mph and …
Needed Rainfall
Some much needed rain fell across the northern counties of the state while the southern and especially the southeastern counties of the state which is in moderate drought received nothing. Estimates show the heaviest rainfall occurred in the eastern counties of the state, with one band of 2-3″ rainfall from near Center Point and Alburnett …
New Warning (Allamakee, Clayton, Fayette and Winneshiek) until 5:15am
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 425 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… ALLAMAKEE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA… CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA… FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA… WINNESHIEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST …