Month: April 2012

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Strong Thunderstorms moving into Southeast Iowa

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 256 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 IAZ087>089-098-099-ILZ025-026-034-035-MOZ009-010-152100- CLARK-DES MOINES-HANCOCK-HENDERSON-HENRY-JEFFERSON-LEE-MCDONOUGH-SCOTLAND-VAN BUREN-WARREN- 256 PM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 …STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHEAST IOWA… AT 252 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF RUTLEDGE …

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11:30AM UPDATE: Final Hours of Silence; Storms to fire up this afternoon

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted an updated Severe Weather outlook map for today. There are few changes; however some change in general forecast. Clouds are beginning to thin out, and this in combination with incoming moisture will continue to boost the destabilization of the air later this afternoon. Forcing of the …

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SPC Moderate Risk for today!

Image from SPC A Moderate Risk! For severe weather has been pushed westward Sunday and it now includes the all of Southrn Minnesota, Northeast Iowa and Western Wisconsin. This includes the entire local area! The weather system that causes yesterdays bad weather in Kansas and Iowa will be impacting Minnesota today. Warm humid air that is starting to be …

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Iowa Severe WX Briefing Video 4-15-12

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBp32pDg6O4&w=480&h=360] WEATHER STORY: Moderate Risk for Central, East-Central, North-Central, and Northeastern Iowa. Slight Risk for rest of Iowa with the exception of Southwest Iowa. Thunderstorms for that area. FORECAST: Storms develop in afternoon, gain intensity in evening. Leave area overnight. NOTES: Spotter Activation is Possible tomorrow.

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SUNDAY: Another Severe WX Outbreak forecasted; Moderate Risk

After a very long day and night of roughly 5 tornado warnings and multiple Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, mother nature is giving us another outbreak. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a MODERATE risk for Severe Weather for Northwest Iowa, and this will not be like today. Some uncertainty lies with this, as …

Severe Weather

New Warning (Rock Island IL and Whiteside IL) until 2am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 102 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHWESTERN BUREAU COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS… NORTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS… EASTERN ROCK ISLAND COUNTY …

Severe Weather

TORNADO WARNING (Pottawattamie) until 1:30am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 1257 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… * UNTIL 130 AM CDT * AT 1255 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING …