[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwNZGJbO5Rs&w=480&h=360] THE WEEKEND: Still looks to be an almost perfect weekend, with only a slight chance of an early shower in the eastern counties on Saturday morning. Temperatures will be seasonal with 60s and 70s across the state. Today will have the best chance of rain by late this afternoon across the west and …
Month: May 2012
Northwest Iowa Flooding Update
The National Weather Service in the Sioux Falls has issued two Flood Warnings for the Big Sioux River in Northwest Iowa until this weekend (see details below). Flooding has been reported in these areas. A Flood Warning remains in effect for The Big Sioux River at Hawarden until Saturday Evening. At 7AM Thursday, the stage …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/10/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZF_cvj8R7A&w=480&h=360] MOTHERS DAY WEEKEND: A slight chance of a shower late Friday into Saturday will be the only wrinkle in the weekend ahead across the state. Temperatures will soar on Friday ahead of the front well into the 70s with a few lower 80s possible as well. Seasonal readings will follow the frontal passage …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/9/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3U5X-VRNlLo&w=480&h=360] DRY AND QUIET: We may be able to put quite a string of dry and quiet days together over the state with little chance of rain over the next week. The only hiccup could come late Friday night into Saturday with an approaching cold front that will move into the state at that …
Post-Storm Review: Horrible NWS/SPC Organization
After many days of Severe Weather, we can hopefully make it come to an end tomorrow. But, let’s look back at watches, and bad judgement by the Storm Prediction Center and/or National Weather Service. To start, let’s look back to May 1st. A Tornado Watch was issued a 3PM, along with Severe Thunderstorm Watch at …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/8/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPrxhiyUT94&w=480&h=360] REMAINING QUIET: Continues to look like a quiet 7 days in store across the state with only a few chances of some rain both today and again on Saturday. Temperatures will remain seasonal with highs in the 60s and 70s, lows in the 40s and 50s. Rainfall will be very light with possibly …
Flood Warnings for Rivers in Northwest Iowa
…THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN SOUTH DAKOTA…IOWA…MINNESOTA… JAMES RIVER AT MITCHELL JAMES RIVER NEAR SCOTLAND JAMES RIVER ABOVE YANKTON LITTLE VERMILLION NEAR SALEM EAST FORK VERMILLION RIVER NEAR PARKER VERMILLION RIVER NEAR DAVIS VERMILLION RIVER NEAR WAKONDA BIG SIOUX RIVER NEAR DELL RAPIDS BIG SIOUX RIVER AT SIOUX FALLS 60TH STREET …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/7/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYYeHebMKB4&w=480&h=360] QUIET TIME: It will be a much quieter and cooler week across the state than the week that has just passed. Temperatures will be in the 60s and 70s with lows in the 40s and 50s. There are some chances of rain as well, both today and tomorrow with amounts remaining under a …
Drying out for tomarrow, with plenty of sun and seasonible warmer. Tuesday only chance and rain, then back to Sunshine Wedesday and Thursday!
Regional Weather View. A high pressure will move in after a stormy end to last week which will bring in a seasonably warm drier pattern for Monday. Tuesday will be the only chance of rain and it will be light as a systems moves across Northern Minnesota, the threat for rain will remain mainly in …
Drought Easing Rains!
2 day Radar Estimate from the NWS in the Twin Cities. Rains were abundant across the area this weekend and in some cases it was heavy and came in torrienal downpours. These rains really helped but a dent in area deficits and ease drought conditions that started back in August of last year. Every part …