Month: April 2012

Forecast, Gardening, Uncategorized

Flip Flop weather, from storms to snow! Sunday: Strong winds near 50MPH, Highs warm near 80 followed by strong storms. Monday Chilly sleet/snow much colder with highs in the 40s.

Squall line approaching Rochester after a warm humid day April 15th 2012. What changeable weather from one day to the next! I’ve never seen quite an extreme of this nature before! Sunday was Sunny, very windy and Humid with highs near 80.F with thunderstorms and dewpoints in the mid 60s, and Monday was cold in …

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Frost Advisory Tuesday Morning Across NW Iowa

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Frost Advisory effective from 4am until 8am Tuesday morning for the following counties, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O Brien, Osceola, Sioux, Minnehaha SD, Lincoln SD, Rock MN, Nobles MN and Jackson MN. WEATHER CONDITIONS…CLEARING SKIES AND DECREASING WINDS WILL ALLOW AREAS OF FROST TO DEVELOP LATE …

Severe Weather, Storm Reports

EF1 Tornado Confirmed near Oskaloosa Airport Last Night

…EF1 TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED IN MAHASKA COUNTY… THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED NORTH OF THE OSKALOOSA AIRPORT ON 04/14/2012. THE PICTURES AND GROUND SURVEY INFORMATION WAS COMPILED BY MAHASKA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE APPRECIATES THE EFFORT IT TOOK TO CONDUCT THE GROUND SURVEY. * EVENT …

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3:00PM UPDATE: Threat moves slightly Northeast

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has shifted the Moderate risk slightly Northeast, with little or no change in general forecast. Visible Satellite imagery is showing clearing and heating East of the Surface Low. A warm front was slowly lifting Northward into Minneapolis and Wisconsin. Instability seems to be increasing as moisture moves northward. …