Month: March 2014

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Minor to Moderate Flooding across western Floyd county – Flood Advisory until 1:30am

The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a Flood Advisory for melting snow in western Floyd county until 1:30am. At 1:35 PM CDT, emergency management reported snow melt causing minor to moderate flooding over western Floyd county, including tributaries to the Shell Rock River. Be alert for possible high water levels in poor …

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Ice Jams Possible on Local Streams and Rivers in Central Iowa Today

For the Following Counties: Franklin, Butler, Bremer, Hardin, Grundy, Black Hawk Inculding the Cities of: Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, and Cedar Falls. The recent warm weather and resultant snow melt have lead to conditions that are conductive to …

POLYGON

POLYGON Issuance #3 Life as an Alabama TV Meteorologist

For the re-premiere of POLYGON after an eight month layoff we brought you the legend of Alabama Weather James Spann into the POLYGON this week. We talked with him about several topics including warnings, outbreaks, the snow storm in January down south and several other things. Many things you’ve heard James say before on the …

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Another beautiful day, March 13th highs in the 60s

 Sunshine March 13th 2014 Today was another beautiful day across Central Iowa. It features wall to wall sunshine with highs in the lower to middle 60s. Winds were gusty at times from the south, but otherwise it made for a beautiful Spring day here in Iowa. I spent the evening continuing to do lawn work. …

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Moderate Flooding Occurring at the Iowa River at Marengo

Iowa River at Marengo: Until Friday. At 8:00 PM Thursday, the stage was 17.5′, and rising. Flood stage is 14′. Moderate flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue. Ice jams in the vicinity of Marengo will cause river levels to change rapidly during the next couple of days. Forecast: Rise to 17.7′ Friday morning …