[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-kgPyNKLTw&w=480&h=360] ROUNDS OF STORMS AHEAD: Today will be the last fully dry day for a while across the state with the next system approaching from the west. Sunshine will be plentiful across the state today with readings still several degrees below average with upper 60s to lower 70s possible. Storms will roll into the …
Month: May 2013
Iowa Weather Report May 23rd 2013
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICESD1pp73Y&w=480&h=360] MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: The next two days, Thursday and Friday will be filled with sunshine with a few passing clouds. Highs will be below seasonal averages for this time of year with 60s to lower 70s possible. The next storm system approaches from the west and stalls over the state through the Holiday …
Iowa Flooding Update May 22nd 2013
Minor Flooding Cedar River at Cedar Rapids until Sunday morning – Stage was 8.1/12′ – No Flooding/Rise to 13.3′ Saturday/Drop Sunday Cedar River at Janesville until Midnight Tonight – Stage was 13.9/13′ – Drop Below Flood Stage Tonight Cedar River at Vinton until Friday – Stage was 11.9/15 – No Flooding/Rise to 15.4′ Friday/Drop Friday …
Welcome to Iowa introduction! Active weather with Severe storms with heavy rain major river flooding and sigificant wind damage in many areas.
Major river flooding on the Upper Iowa River at Chester May 20th 2013 I have moved to Iowa, unfortunately I already have to start reporting weather. While I was offline moving to Iowa severe weather and flooding impacted Southeast Minnesota and Northeast Iowa from a slow moving low pressure system moving across the region. Sunday …
Iowa Weather Report May 22nd 2013
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mELCQFA78E8&w=480&h=360] MID WEEK WET: Today will see the upper level system move over the state bringing with it some scattered showers to the area. It won’t be a heavy rain by any means with no one area getting more than a tenth or two of rain. Temperatures will be held down into the 60s …
Iowa Weather Report May 21st 2013
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma7VA2VA9zE&w=480&h=360] QUICK REPORT: A quick report today, Showers and a few thunderstorms will be possible again this afternoon with this upper level feature taking it’s sweet time moving out of our area. None of the storms that fire today will be severe as most of that activity will be to our east and south. …
One EF0 and Two EF1 Tornadoes Confirmed in Adel, Dallas Center, Slater-Huxley
…FINAL DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR DALLAS…POLK AND STORY COUNTIES… …THREE SHORT LIVED TORNADOES EMBEDDED WITHIN A LARGER AREA OF STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OCCURRED FROM DALLAS INTO FAR SOUTHERN STORY COUNTIES… THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED OVER DALLAS COUNTY ON MAY 19 2013. TORNADO ONE * ESTIMATED START TIME: 632 …
Mother Nature isn’t Done Yet, More Severe Weather on the Way
Well, mother nature, as well all know it, has her ways. 55 Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and 9 Tornado Warnings yesterday, and lots of heavy rain saturating the soil. You would think she would have enough, but, of course, she doesn’t. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a elevated risk for severe weather …
Current Power Outages (11:50pm)
ALLIANT POWER OUTAGES ********************* Appanoose 376/6146 Benton 2126/6652 Buchanan 295/2482 Cedar 1/4737 Cerro Gordo 129/23988 Dallas 74/5445 Davis 218/504 Des Moines 1201/17072 Iowa 3175/5090 Jasper 3/12712 Jefferson 155/6375 Johnson 75/7944 Keokuk 1922/4997 Lee 21/16469 Linn 31350/91908 Louisa 86/3883 Lucas 97/3681 Mitchell 2/1863 Poweshiek 2/6573 Story 1/10329 Tama 2/5388 Van Buren 5/2107 Wapello 23/15955 Washington 1498/9937 …
Flash Flood Warning (Jasper and Poweshiek) until 4am Monday
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1001 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… EASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… WESTERN POWESHIEK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL 400 AM CDT * AT …