[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm9I6B6BYaU?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] POSSIBLE SVR WX: There is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight across the Siouxland region south and westward into Kansas and the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles. The best chance for severe weather will remain in KS, OK and TX, but any storms that may fire up here may have …
Month: October 2011
Burn Ban List Grows
An additional 12 counties have been placed under burn bans until further notice, bringing the total up to 27. The current list includes the following Iowa counties: Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Greene, Hancock, Howard, Ida, Jasper, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux, Story, Webster, Winnebago, and …
Rain will hold off for for weekend, bringing outstanding warm sunny weather to the area. Updated X1
Regional Weather View. A very mild, but windy start to the weekend is ahead, A frontal system with tight strengthening low pressure will cause windy, to very windy conditions for parts of the Upper Midwest, winds could gust as high as 50+ MPH in South Dakota and North Dakota as well as Northwest Minnesota, Further …
Severe Wx Possible Friday
There is a slight risk of severe weather for Friday and Friday night across the far northwestern sections of the state, mainly west of a Missouri Valley to Estherville line. The main threats with any of the storms that may develop will be from large hail and damaging winds. On a side note, some lightning …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/6/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi-o2lUEHmk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY AND WARM CONTINUED: The dry and warm weather will continue across the state for several more days. However, a storm system may begin to bring rain into the state by late on Friday into the weekend. However, up to that point, the state has an elevated fire risk and many counties have …
Warm temp report-Record Highs tied today
Leaves seen falling from Front yard ash Oct 5th 2011 on a very warm sunny October day A Very warm almost hot October day occurred today, under brilliant sunshine, highs on the backside of a high pressure system rose to the mid to upper 80s, many places were near 90.F today, which is downright unheard …
Fall Color Report #5
Fall Color Report 2011 The very mild weather this week has made a significant progress in our fall color season, a significant jump can be seen in our map compared to last week. All areas are reporting High color, with places like Austin and Fontenac reporting peak color, meaning all areas have at least 75% color …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/5/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfkj8PI-K-4?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY WARM FIRE WEATHER: The weather over the next few days will be dry, warm and seeing the risks of fires across especially the central and western parts of the state. Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches are in effect across the western counties of the state. Other areas in the central …
Red Flag Warnings Issued; More Counties Ban Open Burning
Warm and breezy conditions combined with low humidity has prompted the National Weather Service offices in Sioux Falls and Omaha to issue Red Flag Warnings for much of Western Iowa with these conditions expected to continue through tomorrow. Additionally fire department officials in several counties have enacted bans on open burning until further notice. Counties …
Iowa Forecast Video 10/4/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeguAfBc9VI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] DRY WEATHER: It’ll become a broken record with continued dry weather through the upcoming weekend when a frontal system will begin to ease into the state with a threat of showers and isolated thunderstorms at that time. There is a slight chance of rain however Thursday across NW Iowa with the same system …