Month: March 2013

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Sioux Falls Hydrologic Outlook #2

CURRENT SOIL/DROUGHT CONDITIONS…CALCULATED SOIL MOISTURE VALUES ARE 3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW NORMAL ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION…WITH THE DRIEST CONDITIONS FROM INTERSTATE 90 SOUTHWARD. THE NATIONAL DROUGHT MONITOR HAS CLASSIFIED THOSE AREAS SOUTH OF I-90 IN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AS BEING IN EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT (D4)…WITH NEARLY ALL OF THE REST OF THE REGION …

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La Crosse Hydrologic Outlook #2

…SECOND SPRING HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK… THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS THE SECOND PLANNED FLOOD OUTLOOK PROVIDING FLOOD POTENTIAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION FOR THIS COMING SPRING. THIS OUTLOOK CONTAINS INFORMATION WHICH WAS COLLECTED FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES…INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES GEOLOGICALSURVEY /USGS/… US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS /USACE/…MIDWESTREGIONAL CLIMATE CENTER /MRCC/… CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER /CPC/…US …

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Quad Cities/Davenport Hydrologic #2

…SPRING FLOOD AND WATER RESOURCES OUTLOOK NUMBER 2… THIS SPRING FLOOD AND WATER RESOURCES OUTLOOK IS FOR THE QUAD CITIES HYDROLOGIC SERVICE AREA…WHICH INCLUDES PORTIONS OF EASTERN IOWA…NORTHWESTERN AND WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…AND EXTREME NORTHEASTERN MISSOURI. THIS AREA INCLUDES THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES FROM BELOW GUTTENBERG LD10 IOWA TO BELOW GREGORY LANDING MISSOURI. THE …

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Des Moines Hydrologic Outlook #2

…SPRING FLOOD AND WATER RESOURCES OUTLOOK NUMBER 2… THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS ONLY TO THE NWS DES MOINES SERVICE AREA…WHICH INCLUDES NORTH CENTRAL…CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA. IT COVERS THE TIME PERIOD FOR MID MARCH THROUGH EARLY JUNE 2013. IT INCLUDES PORTIONS THE FOLLOWING RIVERS AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES… * IOWA…CEDAR…SKUNK…DES MOINES…RACCOON…NISHNABOTNA… 102…THOMPSON AND CHARITON RIVERS. FOR …

All of Iowa, Forecast

Iowa Weather Report March 8th 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4labGkX9KK4&w=480&h=360] WARMER END TO WEEK: Sunshine and warmer temperatures will end the week across the state with highs in the 30s and 40s. Some early morning fog is possible in heavily snow packed areas. Some icy patches could be possible on road surfaces were any snow that melted yesterday may have refrozen once again. …

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Iowa Weather Report March 7th 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FioCElfkY-0&w=480&h=360] WARMING UP SNOW DEPTH DOWN: Sunshine will be doing a number on the snow depth across the state over the next few days with temperatures well above freezing today and Friday. This may cause some fog especially in the morning hours in the heaviest snow packed areas. Any melting of the snow may …

All of Iowa, Forecast, Winter Weather

Iowa Weather Report March 6th 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lV8G0o48hLM&w=480&h=360] COLD START WARM FINISH: Temperatures will begin a rise into the 40s by the end of the week across the state. This will occur after seeing highs today in the upper 20s to middle 30s and lows in the single digits and teens. There will be plenty of sunshine overhead with some passing …

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March 4-5th Spring snowstorm dumps up to a foot of snow onto some areas over a 2 day period!

Image credited to wzzm.com A significant March snowstorm-The largest snowstorm to effect the area in 2 years began Monday with the 1st wave and really ramped up in a second wave that impacted the area with heavy snow and significant snowfall accumulations early Tuesday. The entire are received significant to very low end major snowfall …