Regional weather view. A very complex and extreamlly active weather situation taking place in the Upper Midwest this weekend. One storm has passed and now a secondary storm is expected on the heels of this one. The low pressure location will pass over Eastern Iowa bringing the threat for significant snows in Iowa, Southeast Minnesota …
Month: March 2013
Iowa Weather Report March 10th 2013
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IMKfeul_ro&w=480&h=360] RAIN TO WHITE: Already occurring in western Iowa during the evening hours last night, the rest of the state will get in on the white stuff during the day today into tonight. The models have pinpointed the snow more clearly over the last 24 hours and we see most of the state outside …
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Record Daily Maximum Rainfall Set at Dubuque, IA
…RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DUBUQUE IA… A RECORD RAINFALL OF 0.73 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT DUBUQUE IA TODAY THROUGH 7 PM. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.53 SET IN 1887. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THROUGH 1 AM CST. A FINAL RECORD EVENT REPORT WILL BE SENT SUNDAY MORNING.
MINOR STREAM FLOODING OCCURRING for Mahaska, Poweshiek, Tama, and Wapello counties
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 619 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2013 IAZ050-062-075-086-100315- MAHASKA-POWESHIEK-TAMA-WAPELLO- 619 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2013 …MINOR STREAM FLOODING OCCURRING… RUNOFF DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF RAINFALL…SNOWMELT AND FROZEN GROUND WILL LEAD TO MINOR FLOODING ALONG SOME CREEKS AND SMALLER STREAMS IN PORTIONS OF TAMA…POWESHIEK…MAHASKA AND …
Record Daily Maximum Rainfall set at Waterloo, IA
…RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT WATERLOO IA… A RECORD RAINFALL OF 0.70 INCHES HAS FALLEN THUS FAR AT WATERLOO IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.61 INCHES SET IN 1909. MORE RAIN COULD FALL THIS EVENING AND AN UPDATED STATEMENT WITH THE FINAL DAILY TOTAL WILL BE SENT OUT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
Note: Times on Warnings are in Central DAYLIGHT Time, not Central Standard Time
Due to the change to Daylight Savings at 2AM tonight, all posts and warnings regarding the upcoming winter storm will be listed in Central Daylight Time (CDT) and not Central Standard Time (CST). Please note this if you are using these forecasts for traveling, etc.
Winter Weather Advisory extended farther into WC and SW Iowa from 7AM to 7PM CDT Sunday
635 WWUS43 KOAX 092223 WSWOAX URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 423 PM CST SAT MAR 9 2013 …WINTER STORM PUSHING ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY… IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ045-051>053-065>068-078-088>093- 100630- /O.EXB.KOAX.WW.Y.0007.130310T1200Z-130311T0000Z/ HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE- WASHINGTON-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE- SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MISSOURI VALLEY…WOODBINE…LOGAN… DUNLAP…HARLAN…COUNCIL BLUFFS…GLENWOOD…RED OAK…SIDNEY… HAMBURG…TABOR…FARRAGUT…CLARINDA…SHENANDOAH…BLAIR… WAHOO…ASHLAND…YUTAN…OMAHA…BELLEVUE…PAPILLION… LA VISTA…SEWARD…MILFORD…LINCOLN…PLATTSMOUTH… NEBRASKA CITY…CRETE…WILBER…FAIRBURY…BEATRICE…TECUMSEH… STERLING…AUBURN…PAWNEE CITY…TABLE ROCK…FALLS CITY …
UPDATED: Winter Storm beginning to roll through Iowa
A large winter storm has began to enter Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa, leaving up to 8-9″ of snow in some places. A large low pressure system is beginning to move its way into Western Iowa. A mixture of rain and possibly freezing rain will begin in the morning hours Sunday and transition into …
Iowa Weather Report March 9th 2013
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQD_vMErYmM&w=480&h=360] SLOPPY WEEKEND: Rain will be falling across the state today, some of it could be in the form of freezing rain early on before temperatures warm above the freezing mark during the morning hours. Some thunder is also possible as well mainly across the southern counties of the state. As the cold air …