Month: April 2013

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WXALERT: Slight Risk of Severe Weather posted for Southern Iowa on Tuesday

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a Slight Risk of Severe Weather for much of Southern Iowa on the day Tuesday. A strong upper level trough over the Western states should break into multiple impulses, in which one will be the foundation for severe weather for our area on Tuesday. One of …

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WXALERT: Slight Risk of Severe Weather posted for far SW Iowa Today

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has highlighted a Slight Risk for Severe Weather for far Southeastern Iowa today. A broad, strong upper trough will move into the four corners region today as a strengthening southerly low-level jet develops over the Lower Plains. Farther East, a stationary front will extend from EC Nebraska toward the Great …

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Iowa Weather Report April 8th 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNkqlRYbdzw&w=480&h=360] ACTIVE WEEK: A storm system will be making its present known for the next several days across the state and the Midwest with numerous rounds of showers and thunderstorms. A small brief window of partly sunny skies today will give way to more showers and thunderstorms by afternoon and evening. The Storm Prediction …

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Very active and changible weather pattern setting up for the next week. 60s with showers and thunderstorms Monday then cooler with rain Tuesday changing to very cool with snow Wednesday-slushy minor amounts possible. 1.00+ precip amount highly likely next few days

Regional weather view A very active weather pattern is setting up across the Upper Midwest this week with quite a contrast in terms of weather to start off the week. Monday and Tuesday, the regions 1st threat for severe weather exits across southern Iowa, further north the stationary front/warm front will bring the warm airmass …

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WXALERT: Slight Risk of Severe Weather posted for SW Iowa Tuesday

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a Slight Risk of Severe Weather for most of Southern Iowa on the day Tuesday, primarily south of Highway 34. A large area of organized severe potential with all modes of severe weather will begin to form across the area on Tuesday afternoon and last until …

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Slight Risk for Severe Weather in Southern Iowa Tuesday

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk of severe weather for Tuesday and Tuesday night for southern Iowa mainly along and south of US Hwy 34. All modes of severe weather are possible with large hail, damaging winds and possibly a few tornadoes. The best chances for severe weather however remain south of …

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Iowa Weather Report April 7th 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5_z-bAVNag&w=480&h=360] SYSTEM SERIES: A plethora of precipitation, a swarm of storms, and perhaps a bit of snow. First off today Sunday will be mainly dry for the first part of the day with partly to mostly sunny skies. Temperatures today will be a few degrees cooler than on Saturday with readings in the 50s …

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Preliminary Rainfall Totals for April 6th, 2013

UPDATED 9:14PM Quad Cities – 0.18″ (ASOS) Columbus Junction 1 E – 0.17″ (DCP) Decorah – 0.14″ (AWOS) Clinton – 0.11″ (AWOS) Mason City – 0.11″ (ASOS) Forest City – 0.10″ (AWOS) Cedar Rapids – 0.09″ (ASOS) Muscatine – 0.09″ (AWOS) Cedar Bluff – Cedar River – 0.07″ (DCP) Charles City – 0.07″ (AWOS) Dubuque – 0.07″ (AWOS) Harpers Fery …

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Thunderstorm with Small Hail in Southeast Iowa

…THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL IN SOUTHEAST IOWA… AT 751 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR COLUMBUS JUNCTION…MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR… GRANDVIEW AND LETTS AROUND 800 PM CDT… FRUITLAND AROUND 810 PM CDT… ELIZA AND MANNON AROUND 820 PM CDT… MILLERSBURG AROUND 830 PM …

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Iowa Weather Report April 6th 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K0xIcVY5aI&w=480&h=360] LOW PRESSURE: A low pressure system will move into our area today keeping us generally dry west, however Showers and Thunderstorms will be likely today East with less than a tenth of an inch expected. COOL DOWN: A high pressure system will land into our area Sunday bringing with it some arctic air taking our …