Month: June 2013

All of Iowa, Forecast, Severe Weather

Iowa Weather Report June 14th 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuRf488wDL8&w=480&h=360] MORE SEVERE POSSIBLE: We don’t get a break for very long with another system already on the doorsteps today with the chance of some showers and thunderstorms possible both today and again on Saturday. Some of the storms could be strong to severe with the main threats being from large hail and damaging …

Severe Weather, Storm Reports

Six Tornadoes Confirmed in Wright and Franklin Counties Yesterday (Belmond was an EF3) UPDATED

The Sixth tornado is not included in this statement but is at the link at the bottom of the post. PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 746 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013 …PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FOR WRIGHT AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES… …UPDATED TO INCLUDE 2 ADDITIONAL TORNADOES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY… …FIVE …

Forecast, Gardening, Uncategorized

June 12th Severe Weather Report. Damaging Winds and large hail reported locally

Video of strong winds from a storm in New Hampton,IA June 12th. Some residents of the area are dealing with damage from a round of severe thunderstorms that developed yesterday afternoon evening both in Southern Minnesota and across North Iowa. The cause of the severe weather was an usually strong low pressure system and stationary …

Flooding

Areal Flood Warning for Cerro Gordo and Worth Counties until 8:30am

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR… NORTHEASTERN CERRO GORDO COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… WORTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL 830 AM CDT * AT 222 AM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. MULTIPLE ROADS REMAIN CLOSED AS WATERS SLOWLY RECEDE …

Uncategorized

Portions of the PDS Tornado Watch extended, others expired

The National Weather Service has extended the Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch until 11pm for Benton, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Grundy, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Linn, Muscatine, Scott, and Tama counties. Storms are expected to continue to roll across the area overnight. The Damaging Wind threat will begin to transition to a …

Uncategorized

WXALERT: TORNADO WATCH Likely (95%) within the next couple of hours

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma says that it is currently coordinating with local weather forecasting offices to issue a TORNADO WATCH for a large portion of Iowa. Storms are expected to develop within the next couple of hours, with damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes all possible within the watch area. Stay tuned …

Severe Weather

Eastern Iowa Upgraded to HIGH RISK of Severe Weather

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1052 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-121800- WASHINGTON IA-VAN BUREN IA-SCOTT IA-MUSCATINE IA-LOUISA IA-LINN IA- LEE IA-KEOKUK IA-JOHNSON IA-JEFFERSON IA-JACKSON IA-IOWA IA-HENRY IA- DUBUQUE IA-DES MOINES IA-DELAWARE IA-BENTON IA-BUCHANAN IA-CEDAR IA- CLINTON IA-JONES IA-JO DAVIESS IL-HENRY IL-MCDONOUGH IL-MERCER IL- PUTNAM IL-ROCK ISLAND IL-STEPHENSON …

Severe Weather

UPGRADE TO HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER in Eastern Iowa

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1052 AM CDT WED JUN 12 2013 IAZ040>042-051>054-063>068-076>078-087>089-098-099-ILZ001-002-007- 009-015>018-024>026-034-035-121800- WASHINGTON IA-VAN BUREN IA-SCOTT IA-MUSCATINE IA-LOUISA IA-LINN IA- LEE IA-KEOKUK IA-JOHNSON IA-JEFFERSON IA-JACKSON IA-IOWA IA-HENRY IA- DUBUQUE IA-DES MOINES IA-DELAWARE IA-BENTON IA-BUCHANAN IA-CEDAR IA- CLINTON IA-JONES IA-JO DAVIESS IL-HENRY IL-MCDONOUGH IL-MERCER IL- PUTNAM IL-ROCK ISLAND IL-STEPHENSON …