…RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BURLINGTON IA… A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT BURLINGTON IA TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1948. …RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MOLINE IL… A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES WAS SET AT MOLINE IL TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD …
Month: September 2013
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Jasper, Marshall, Polk and Story) until 5:15pm
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 409 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… EASTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHERN STORY …
Iowa Weather Report September 19th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE1weQ-Ix-Y&w=480&h=360] STORMY DAY: A cold front will move into the state today into tonight with a chance of showers and thunderstorms along it. Some of the storms could become strong to severe with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats with any of storms. The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of …
Iowa Weather Report September 18th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGHRznDO0eU&w=480&h=360] RAIN AND WARMTH: A warm front moved through the state last night and it is bringing summery weather back into the state for the next couple of days with the risk of some showers and thunderstorms as well. Today there may be some early morning activity in the eastern counties as the warm front …
Prairie- The Lost Landscape.
Map depicting what could have been the original prairie of the Midwest. Prairieland- the lost landscape. A prairie describes a diverse plant community of mostly grasses but also forbs ( flowers) This post is dedicated to induce interest in the landscape that once covered most of the Midwest. According to Campsilos.org, At one time prairie …
Iowa Weather Report September 17th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3Dpi5e7mO4&w=480&h=360] LOTS OF RAIN: The next several days will see several rounds of showers and thunderstorms with first a warm front then a cold front that will move through the state. Today will be the warm front with some chances of showers and thunderstorms. Readings today will be in the 60s north to lower 70s …
Iowa Weather Report September 16th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Seuq37hisDE&w=480&h=360] MORE ACTIVE WEATHER AHEAD: To start out, a mainly sunny sky today with readings in the mid 60s to low 70s across the state. Winds will veer back to the south and moisture will return late on Tuesday with some showers and thunderstorms possible mainly in the afternoon into the overnight hours. Readings Tuesday …
Historical Wx: Grinnell F3 Tornado of 1978
This may not be the season for tornadoes and we’ve seen in the past that tornadoes can occur at any time no matter what the calendar says. One such occurrence was 35 years ago on a Saturday evening in 1978. On this day, a lunar eclipse was taking place in Asia, eastern Africa and far …
The Average First Frost of the Season is Getting Closer
Rainfall Totals 9/15/2013
Have a report to send us? Visit reports.iowawx.com. Last Updated 2:26pm CDT These reports are from the local airports, roadway information systems, cooperative observers, and KCRG/KIMT schoolnet/stormnet sites across Iowa, and/or local storm reports from the National Weather Service, all courtesy of the Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Pella public 1.43 Fontanelle / Nodaway Valley schoolnet 1.07 Iowa …