A Red Flag Warning is in effect today for a large portion of Iowa, namely west of a Lamoni to Des Moines to Waterloo to Cresco line. This will last through the evening hours. These areas will experience breezy conditions on top of low relative humidity and warmer than average temperatures to create dangerous fire …
Month: September 2012
September 10-11th Forecast Discussion
The IWR will return Wednesday morning. Temperatures will continue to warm over the coming days ahead of a cold front that will move into the state late Wednesday night through Friday. This front will bring some scattered showers and thunderstorms to the state during that time. Some of the rainfall from this system will be …
Warm and windy to start off the week. Winds could gust to 40MPH, Showery and cool condtions developing by Wednesday, then drier and warm for next weekend.
Regional Weather View A hot windy could of days is ahead for the region ahead of the areas next weather maker. A strong cold front will sweep in on Wednesday ans Thursday spreading showers across the region. The shower threat will continue into Thursday for parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. Thursday will be …
September 8-9th 2012 Forecast Discussion
No IWR’s until at least Wednesday due to vacation in Minnesota. A quiet and drier cooler weekend will slowly warm up into the beginning of the new work week. Readings will be back into the 80s by Tuesday and Wednesday before the next front slowly makes its way through the state. This front will bring …
Drought condtions expanding across the area. Exceptional drought in parts of Mower and Fillmore counties
Minnesota State Drought Monitor September 6th 2012 Drought and dry conditions are continuing to become a significant issue across the local area. The latest drought monitor has put the entire area into a status, and southern areas in Far southern Mower and Fillmore counties in severe to exceptional drought. Moderate drought extends into eastern Winona …
Iowa Weather Report September 7th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWQ7y8kM80g&w=640&h=480] COOLING OFF: Rain will linger in the state today especially in the eastern counties. This will keep temperatures down possibly in the 60s in those areas while western Iowa could see some late day sunshine and readings boosted into the mid to high 70s. A cool night is in store for the state …
WXALERT: Watch Possible for Western Iowa Overnight
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted Mesoscale Discussion #1908, which relates to the possibility of a Severe Thunderstorm Watch over Iowa. Potential does exist overnight for at least a threat of large hail, damaging winds, and even a isolated tornado over North Central, North Western, West Central, and Central Iowa. While a lot …
Drought Worsens Slightly Across Iowa
The latest drought monitor came out this morning and the drought has worsened ever so slightly across the state. For the first time in the monitor era (or at least since 1999 which is how far the monitor archives go back) exceptional drought or D4 drought has made its way into the state. Only 2.4% …
Iowa Weather Report September 6th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaxhUrNFrrQ&w=640&h=480] NEXT RAIN: Another disturbance will move into the state later tonight into Friday with some showers and thunderstorms possible . This will be the last rain chance we have for several days as behind the front will come cool Canadian High Pressure from the north and northwest. Rainfall will be anywhere between a …
2 Rounds of damaging thunderstorms impact the area 1st produced very large hail in Winona and Fillmore counties, 2nd round very sigificant squall line with severe winds in Dodge, Mower and Olmstead Counties. Area wide damage and power outages. Wind gusts as high as 74MPH reported in Rochester.
Thunderheads from thunderstorms causing severe hail in Fillmore county September 4th 2012 The area was highly impacted by severe thunderstorms on Tuesday rolling over into the early Wednesday morning hours. The storms caused everything from extreamlly large hail over 2 inches in diameter to very high winds causing widespread damage. This report will break down the …