Month: March 2012

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Strong Thunderstorms near Des Moines

…STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING STRONG WINDS… AT 514 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF DES MOINES…MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH. PEA SIZE HAIL…WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH…ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. * THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR… JOHNSTON AND SAYLORVILLE LAKE BY 525 PM CDT… POLK CITY AND …

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, and Union counties until 4:30PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… EASTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHEASTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 344 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER …

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Iowa Forecast Video 3/19/2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9UE72weEac&w=480&h=360] RECORD RUN: Several days of record high temperatures are looking to come to an end today as temperatures begin to cool off, even though temperatures will still remain well above the seasonal average. Along with the cooler temperatures, chances of showers and thunderstorms will increase. Some of the rainfall could be quite heavy …

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Mid March Heatwave continues! Breaking records sounding like a broken record with highs in the 80s once again today. Record warm lows also seen.

Crabapple trees greening-up in Downtown March 18th 2012 Our March heat wave continues! Hearing of broken records is starting to sound like a broken record becuase we have broke records nearly every day this week, and today was no exception. After record warm lows in the low to mid 60s last night, clouds cleared away …

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Iowa Forecast Video 3/18/2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl_fuW7orWc&w=480&h=360] STORMS COMING: The chances of showers and thunderstorms are going to be improving with the storm system slowly making its way toward the state. The best chances look to be on Monday and Tuesday with some of the possible thunderstorms becoming severe. A blog post on any severe weather outlooks will be posted …

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SEVERE WEATHER RETURNS: Strong to Severe Storms possible Monday

Cross Posted from the Iowa’s Severe Weather Center Blog This is the first real severe thunderstorm chance that we are getting to report on. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a slight risk of Severe Weather for a large portion of Iowa for Monday (Day 3 Outlook). Though this threat seems rather …