Reminder Tomorrow, test Tornado Watches and Tornado Warnings will be issued. At 10AM, the Storm Prediction Center will issue a test Tornado Watch. Each forecasting office will send a watch notification message to all of there assigned counties. This test watch will be alerted through NOAA Weather Radio and the Emergency Alert System. At 10:10AM, the Sioux …
Month: April 2012
Nice end to week. Lots of sun. Seasonible highs and chilly lows, patchy frosts possible. then chances of light showers Saturday, then clearing for Sunday.
Regional weather view. An area of high pressure will bring in seasonable temperatures to the region, with frost and freeze chances for Northeastern Minnesota and Wisconsin. It will be very dry with no precip to speak of across all areas accept the far south. Regional and Metro views. Weather to end this will will be …
Iowa Forecast Video 4/3/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymjf6cRjWWk&w=480&h=360] SCATTERED CHANCES: There will be some widely scattered showers and thunderstorms across the state over the next few days with the best chances mainly being south of Interstate 80. This will be with an upper level system that is currently over New Mexico and west Texas. The storm will slowly move to the …
Severe WX Awareness Week: Receiving Warnings
As we begin the second day of Severe Weather Awareness Week, today’s focus will be on Receiving Warnings. The first precaution you should take is to become weather aware. What does this mean? This means that you are in the know of weather forecasts, have a safety plan set up, and that you can react quickly and …
Severe WX Awareness Week: Flash Flooding
With Severe Weather Awareness Week beginning today, each day we will be focusing on different topics. Today, our main focus is flash flooding. Each year, Flash Flooding causes nearly 150 fatalities per year, putting it into the #1 spot on the “Most Fatalities per Year” list. Flash Flooding is normally caused by slow moving storms producing …
Slight risk of severe weather tonight!
Image from SPC The SPC has issued a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms tonight for Southern Minnesota, including Western and central parts of the local area. A warm front is slowly moving north through Iowa and approaching the area and with temperature and moisture slowly increasing in the area, some storms could spark along this …
Severe Weather Awareness Week — April 2-6, 2012
The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and the National Weather Service have declared the week of April 2nd through April 6th, 2012 Severe Weather Awareness Week. Severe Weather Awareness Week is an annual event to remind Iowans that severe weather is part of living in our state and that understanding the risks and …
Iowa Forecast Video 4/2/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXEMlMys89E&w=480&h=360] POSSIBLY RAINY WEEK: The GFS has brought better chances of rain to the state over the next week. First off a storm system comes into the state late Monday lasting through the first half of Tuesday. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible at that time. Some of the storms could become strong, possibly …
WXTEST: Severe Weather Awareness Week 2012; Includes Tornado Drill
Written by the National Weather Service Severe Weather Awareness Week — April 2-6, 2012 The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and the National Weather Service have declared the week of April 2nd through April 6th, 2012 Severe Weather Awareness Week. Severe Weather Awareness Week is an annual event to remind Iowans that severe …
This year was the warmest March ever for the local area and most of Minnesota & beyond!
A rare early April sight. Blooming Tulips from Mayo Clinic Courtyard April 1st 2012. Is this really a surprise? It’s Official and safe to say this March was the warmest ever in the local area! Its quite more complicated then that becuase goes further then that, it is also going down as the warmest march …