Month: December 2013
Iowa Weather Report December 19th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5oLSoS5OBI&w=420&h=315] APPETIZER SYSTEM: A small but irritable storm will move through the area today into tonight bringing with it some rain across the far southeastern counties, some icy mix and some snow across the north. All the precipitation should be light and travel isn’t expected to be impacted at this time, but it’s best to …
Wednesdays High Temperatures middle 40s seen
Tree of 5 Seasons Downtown Cedar Rapids December 18th 2013 Today was a much welcomed beautiful day in Eastern Iowa, we had sunny skies and southerly winds. The southerly winds pushed warm air into our area rising temperatures ranging from the upper 30s and middle 40s. The warm moved quickly across Iowa, but then slowed …
OPERATION SNOWSTORM: Pure Iowa Winter Storm Possible this Weekend (UPDATED 12/22 4:09 AM)
.UPDATE 12/22/2013… .UPDATE 12/21/2013… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3fxQG8zmPA&w=420&h=315] .UPDATE 12/20/2013… After a morning of freezing rain and snow over southeast Iowa, that system will pull into the lower Great Lakes region. After a short break from it, the next major winter storm will take an aim at the central United States, with winter-related weather alerts extending from Michigan …
Iowa Weather Report December 18th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG7tSdLvtR8&w=420&h=315] JUST A LITTLE ICY: Today will be very warm for this time of year with readings well above freezing across the state, with some areas in the southern third to half of the state seeing temperatures into the 40s. This will be short lived however as a system will approach from the west on …
Iowa Weather Report December 17th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrodfWgrRe0&w=420&h=315] WARMING TREND: Temperatures are going to be heading above the freezing mark for the next few days across the state. It will be quiet to start with plenty of sunshine. Highs today will be in the upper 20s north to near 40 southwest. Wednesday will see readings above freezing all across the state with …
SPECIAL REPORT: IWN Forecaster Looks Back at 2008 Parkersburg-New Hartford Tornado
I often get asked what my most memorable severe weather year would be. You have to remember that I’ve only done worked this ‘job’ since 2008. Well, I have to admit, nothing has ever been like that first year. There hasn’t been a year like 2008 – and we should all be happy about that. …
Iowa Weather Report December 16th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fzzlgb-8kU&w=420&h=315] A FLURRY OF SYSTEMS: It will be a somewhat busy week across the state with several chances of precipitation, albeit light, across the area. Today we may see a chance of some light snow or flurries across the northern and eastern counties of the state. Any accumulation would be minor, less than a half …
Introducing a new weather map & Warmth ahead for the middle of this week, low to middle 40s for Wednesday and Thursday. Cooler next weekend, 20s-Full forecast issued.
Regional Weather View Across the region, a much anticipated warm up for most areas as the jet stream lifts briefly north into Minnesota. This will bring warmth northward with widespread 30s across Minnesota and 30s and 40s across Iowa with a chance of a temperature near 50. In Missouri and Kansas temperatures will warm near …
Iowa Weather Report December 15th 2013
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez0retXr78Q&w=420&h=315] AHEAD: There isn’t a whole lot of changes with this model run vs the previous few. A few weak disturbances will move by that may bring a chance of some light snow or flurries but nothing that will be of any issue at this time. The system at the end of the week Thursday …