Month: January 2013

All of Iowa, Forecast, Winter Weather

Iowa Weather Report January 29th 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QbFPdcVpvo&w=640&h=480] DOWNHILL SLIDE: If you’re reading and or watching the video this morning, you’re experiencing the warmest temperatures of the next week or so, because it’s all downhill from here. Readings will be dropping through the day into the 20s and 30s by evening. Rain and thunderstorms in the eastern counties of the state …

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Spring-like Thunderstorms in January with Lightning!

Your average spring storms are lingering across Central Iowa at this hour, a preview of what hopefully will be plentiful in the spring. This is caused by a strong system that is currently moving across the Middle Mississippi Valley. Scattered thunderstorms have popped up throughout the state, and with enough instabilization, we’ve seen lightning and very …

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January 27th ice storm. 0.25-0.30 of inch of ice accumulation caused major travel impacts and damage to some trees and powerlines.

Branches weighed down by ice on an evergreen. Sundays, a low pressure system moved across the region, spreading a wave of light to moderate precipitation through the entire area Sunday Morning into the early afternoon hours before tapering down to drizzle for the evening and overnight hours. Temperatures ranged from 30 to 32.F and most …

All of Iowa, Forecast, Winter Weather

Iowa Weather Report January 28th 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HteH7R-S7Yo&w=640&h=480] TWO WARM DAYS: It will be very atypical of January today and Tuesday for most of the state with highs in the 40s and even a few lower 50s. It will be mainly cloudy with spits of drizzle and rainfall especially tonight into Tuesday. The far northern and northwestern counties may be stuck …

All of Iowa, Weather Alerts, Winter Weather

Current Advisories and Warnings for Sunday Storm System

Be careful if you have to drive today. The precipitation will change over to rain in the southern counties by Noon, but may linger in the northern counties through the afternoon into the early evening hours. A tenth to three tenths of an inch of freezing rain is possible in the advisory and warning areas. …

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Freezing Rain Advisory expanded into EC Iowa through 6pm

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All of Iowa, Forecast, Winter Weather

Iowa Weather Report January 27th 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7b14wdjp2UY&w=640&h=480] ICE CAPADES: Very interesting weather to take place over the next 24-36 hours through the state with warm air moving over colder air at the surface. Freezing rain, sleet and snow will break out during the morning hours across the state. The precipitation will change over to rain over the southern and western …

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Snowstorm possible in the southeast tonight. Arctic air arrives Wednesday and Thursday. Updated X1

Regional Weather View Tuesday& Wednesday another weather system moving up through Iowa and Illinois will spread heavy snow across parts of Iowa, Southeastern Minnesota and Central Wisconsin, this will be on the leading edge of an arctic airmass which will bring in sharply colder temperatures for Thursday.  Local weather view. Note: I did make an …

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WXUPDATE2: Winter Storm Watches upgraded to Warnings, Advisories

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iftko9TlxfQ&w=640&h=480] Another usual Iowa winter storm is on it’s way for Iowa, packing with it all types, from mainly freezing rain to a little sleet to a little snow and yes, rain. All of the National Weather Service offices in our coverage area have issued FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES or WINTER STORM WATCHES in advance …