Month: December 2012

Snow developing for tonight and the 1st part of Tuesday, could see an inch or two then Snowstorm for Thursday? Still in question with much dissagreement-updated X2

December 17, 2012December 7, 2014 | by Derek McKay

Tonight System Tonight and Tuesday: A small fast moving system currently located in South Dakota will quickly move east following the I-90 corridor across the southern part of Minnesota. This small feature will spread a quick burst of snow for Southern Minnesota and Central Wisconsin for late tonight into the 1st half of tomorrow, especially …

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Iowa Weather Report December 17th 2012

December 17, 2012January 11, 2015 | by Jeff Wilcox

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyYuPN9VtFQ&w=640&h=480] AHEAD OF THE STORM: Readings will be at or just slightly above average for the next few days before the next storm moves in late Wednesday into Thursday. There will be a lot of clouds around with several disturbances that will be brushing the state. One today will be moving to our south …

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All to most of areas snow melted with heathly rainfall ammounts that fell over the weekend- Probabiltiy of a white Christmas Map included

December 16, 2012December 7, 2014 | by Derek McKay

Moderate rain shower December 15th 2012 This weekend a storm system moved across Minnesota with our area being on the warm side of the storm. Being on the warm side of the system waves of light to moderate rain and drizzle pasted through the area Saturday along with rising temperatures which rose to the lower …

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Historical Odds of a White Christmas

December 16, 2012 | by Henry Luker

Written/Compiled by the National Weather Service in Des Moines What are the Chances of a White Christmas? At this time of year many often wonder how likely it is that we will have a White Christmas. The answer to this question varies depending on location and how one defines a White Christmas. The most widely …

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NWS Requests Comments on Proposed Alternative to Simplify Winter Hazard Headlines

December 16, 2012 | by Henry Luker

Written by the National Weather Service Are you confused about the terms “Watch,” “Warning” and “Advisory”? The National Weather Service wants your feedback this winter season on a proposed alternative to communicating winter hazard messages. The goal of this demonstration is to explore how we can simplify and clarify our messages to improve public understanding. …

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Record Rainfalls from Saturday

December 16, 2012 | by Jeff Wilcox

…RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT MASON CITY IA… A RECORD RAINFALL OF 0.8 INCHES WAS SET AT MASON CITY IA YESTERDAY…DECEMBER 15. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.32 SET IN 1940. …RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT WATERLOO IA… A RECORD RAINFALL OF 0.6 INCHES WAS SET AT WATERLOO IA YESTERDAY…DECEMBER 15. THIS …

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Iowa Weather Report December 16th 2012

December 16, 2012January 11, 2015 | by Jeff Wilcox

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqLIdSKfK24&w=640&h=480] PREPPING: Today will see some backwash cloudiness from the departing storm system over the Great Lakes. More clouds over the east than in the west, thus temperatures will be in the 30s to near 40 across most of the state today with a slight chance of seeing a flurry or sprinkle across the …

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Iowa Weather Report December 15th 2012

December 15, 2012January 11, 2015 | by Jeff Wilcox

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzkUnTU9tiA&w=640&h=480] RAINY DAY: Rain will begin the day but become less numerous as drier air will move through the state later today. The rain won’t completely go away, just become more scattered and lighter. Most of the rainfall was last night so amounts by later today should be over a half inch to perhaps …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Weekend system coming is as mostly plain old warm rain for the area. Healthy Ammounts 0.25-0.50″ possible. Rain turning to wet snow near storms end, Little to no snow accumulation, Cooling down Sunday. Another system Thursday of this week?

December 14, 2012December 7, 2014 | by Derek McKay

Regional Weather View The next storm system is pushing into the Upper Midwest from Nebraska this evening. The center of this storm will move across Iowa into Minnesota, The one will have a lot of warm air with it which means most of the precipitation will fall as rain over a large chuck of the …

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Iowa Weather Report December 14th 2012

December 14, 2012January 11, 2015 | by Jeff Wilcox

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi9atv1G1Hc&w=640&h=480] ANOTHER WARM DAY: With regards to the middle of December, 40s and 50s are not typical of this time of year, so a warm day is in store again across the state with increasing cloudiness with the storm system approaching from the southwest. RAINY SATURDAY: No real changes with the system late tonight …