…CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS… CURRENT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN IOWA. USUALLY…THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN FORM FROM SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS. THESE FUNNELS ARE NORMALLY BRIEF…DROP ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM THE CLOUD BASE…AND RARELY BECOME A TORNADO OR CAUSE DAMAGE. HOWEVER…IF ONE …
Month: October 2011
Afternoon Storms with Small Hail
Storms have developed across the central counties of the state. Some of these storms may have some hail up to the size of pennies (which is below severe weather limits). Along with the hail, heavy rain, lightning and some gusty winds are possible as well. At 2pm, the strongest storms were located from Des Moines …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/12/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adg_wfoLtA8?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE RAIN TODAY: There is a good chance of some showers and isolated thunderstorms today across the state. Rainfall could be substantial, especially across the eastern counties of the state where upwards of an inch is possible, albeit a quarter to three quarters of an inch is looking more likely. The rain will …
System providing wet Wednesday, but moisture is Much needed. Breezy Friday then sunny and cool for weekend.
Regional Weather View. Some weather lovers may be saying finally some action, while farmers and home owners may be saying finally some rain! A frontal system will provide some much needed widespread rainfall for the Upper Midwest on Wednesday, this should end out in being at least a quarter inch over a widespread area. The frontal …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/11/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnYm4Y-_cQI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE RAIN: There is a slight chance of rain today across the eastern counties of the state. Temperatures will be held down to the 60s to lower 70s. There will be a better chance of rain tomorrow with another system quickly moving through. Rainfall from these two storms will range from a tenth …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/10/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ShM4kpa-lw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN IS COMING: Chances of rain return to the state once again today through Wednesday with a frontal system that will slowly move across the state. Chances today and tomorrow look to be under 30% at best with Wednesday seeing chances increase to between 40-60%. Amounts over this three day period will range …
unbelievable Oct warmth, record streak of 80 degree highs. Also time to plant spring bulbs is now!
Front yard as of October 8th 2011 The area has been enjoying beautiful sunny and very mild weather for the past week and people have broken out the shorts and short sleeves once again, but lets face it, this type of weather is just not normal for October standards! Everyday for the past 7 days …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/9/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRCg7E9PsGA?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN CHANCES: There looks to be some chances of rain across the state over the next few days. However today, most of the rain looks to remain just to the west of the state, that doesn’t mean a stray shower could move into western Iowa, the chances just aren’t that great. Rain moves …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/8/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k8y_IdWQR8?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SLOW MOVING RAIN: The chances of rainfall will be slow to move across the state over the next several days. Today the main risk of any rain will be over the western half of the state, mainly west of Interstate 35. To the east, sunshine with some clouds will remain with breezy southerly …
Current Burn Bans
Here are the counties across the state that are currently under burn bans due to the dry weather we’ve been having over the last few weeks. Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Howard, Ida, Jasper, Keokuk, Lee, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, …