BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 511 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… EAST CENTRAL SIOUX COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA… * UNTIL 545 PM CDT * AT 511 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE …
Month: July 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #518 until Midnight
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a severe thunderstorm watch effective until Midnight tonight for the following counties, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby, Atchison MO, Thurston NE, Burt NE, Washington NE, Douglas NE, Sarpy NE, Cass NE and Otoe NE. Thunderstorms are expected to develop in this area over the next few …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/25/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfDqUFGj8dU&w=480&h=360] ONE MORE DAY: The heat will be very extreme today with temperatures well into the triple digits in most of the state. The only exception will be far NW Iowa which will see the passage of the cold front first, readings there will be in the lower to middle 90s. There is a …
One last day of very hot condtions Highs Wed middle to upper 90s with heat index values 100-105.F, then a threat for storms with a cold front with temps cooling down to the lower 80s by Friday Coolest daytime highs in weeks! Updated X2
Regional Weather View. Extensive heat continues to bake Iowa in 100+ degree heat this week and now it will expand east. A very significant and expansive heat wave will continue to effect much of the region. This has become the worst heat wave to impact the central part of the region in many years. A …
Beneficial rains across the area from morning thunderstorms. 2+ inches in some areas. Southern areas remained dry.
Morning thunderstorms July 24th 2012 Beneficial rains ranging from nearly 1 inch to 3 inches in some areas. The rain fell in thunderstorms that occurred over parts of the area this morning. The cause of the much welcomed rain was a frontal boundary that was draped over our area all over yesterday which brought very …
Sioux Falls Radar DOWN for Dual-Pol Installation
The Sioux Falls radar, KFSD. Which serves the Northwestern portion of Iowa, will be down for 1-2 weeks for the Dual Polarization installation. During this period, You should turn to these adjacent radars: Des Moines KDMX, Omaha KOAX, or Minneapolis KMPX. Another message will be sent out once the radar returns to service.
Other Record Highs from Monday
…RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT MASON CITY… THE HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY IN MASON CITY WAS 99 DEGREES. THIS TIES THE RECORD HIGH SET BACK IN 1940. …RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT DES MOINES IOWA… THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AT THE DES MOINES AIRPORT REACHED 105 DEGREES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH OF 103 SET FOR …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/24/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgZ_-ntCkU&w=480&h=360] HEAT ENDING: Only two more days of extreme heat to go before a noticeable cool off begins on Thursday. There is a slight chance of some showers and thunderstorms over the next 3 days across the northern third of the state today and Wednesday and statewide Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Some of …
Very hot temperatures and extreame heat index values well into the 100s seen today. Dewpoints in the lower 80s reported.
Banana plant July 22nd 2012 Today was not about the temperatures. It was all about the humidity! Dewpoints across parts of the area soared into the upper 70s to lower 80s across the region. The highest dewpoint in the area came from Dodge Center at 81.F, This type of dewpoint is not common for Minnesota, …
Extreme Heat and Burn Bans Update #2
…Burn Ban in effect for Appanoose, Audubon, Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Decatur, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fremont, Greene, Hardin, Henry, Howard, Humboldt, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lyon, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Montgomery, Muscatine, Page, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Pottawattamie, …