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 …
Month: April 2012
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 …
Iowa Forecast Video 4/16/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kph2ZDfpsoQ&w=480&h=360] QUIET WEEK AHEAD: It’s going to be cooler and a bit more calm after a active weekend which saw several tornadoes skip across the state and one day where severe weather didn’t make an appearance. Today will be breezy and cooler with readings in the 50s. (Most places will have seen their high …
IASWC Weather Story 4/16/12
ISSUANCE: Partly Cloudy skies will prevail today over the area with a slight chance of showers to the Northwest. Highs will range from the upper 40′s in the North to the 60′s South.
Thurman Tornado from Saturday EF2
This prelim. survey came out a few hours ago, but NWS Omaha has sent it out again now, so here it is …PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FIND AN EF2 TORNADO IN THURMAN IOWA… FURTHER DETAILS WILL BE PROVIDED LATER. THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED OVER THURMAN ON APRIL 14. …
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 …
EF1 Tornado Confirmed near New Virginia Last Night
…EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED THREE MILES EAST OF NEW VIRGINIA… THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED OVER EAST OF NEW VIRGINIA ON APRIL 14, 2012. * EVENT DATE: APRIL 14, 2012 * ESTIMATED START TIME: 7:55PM * EVENT TYPE: (EF1) TORNADO * EVENT LOCATION: THREE MILES EAST OF NEW VIRGINIA * …
Creston Tornado Rated EF2
…CRESTON TORNADO RATED AS A STRONG EF2… THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED OVER CRESTON ON APRIL 14, 2012. * EVENT DATE: APRIL 14, 2012 * ESTIMATED START TIME: 6:55PM * EVENT TYPE: (EF2) TORNADO * EVENT LOCATION: NORTHWEST CRESTON * PEAK WIND: 130 MPH * AVERAGE PATH WIDTH: APPROXIMATELY …
TORNADO Watch #178 until 11pm
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a TORNADO Watch effective until 11pm for the following counties, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago, Worth, Clay, Dickinson, Chickasaw, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek and Fillmore MN, Houston MN, Mower MN, Freeborn MN, Faribault MN, Martin MN and Jackson MN. Storms have begun to fire in northwestern …
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. …