A new Flash Flood Watch has been issued for northwest Iowa from 7:00 PM tonight to 7:00 AM tomorrow morning (6:00 AM for Monona county). The upcoming severe weather system is expected to bring very heavy rain to the area with two to three inches expected in the watch area with localized amounts to four inches …
Month: June 2014
3:00 PM Severe Weather Update: Watch Likely this Afternoon
Thunderstorms across north central Iowa are continuing to weaken and move off to the east. These storms do not pose a severe weather threat and should be out of the state by 4:00 PM. Small hail, heavy rain, and gusty winds will be the primary threats with the stronger storms there. The newest story …
Severe Weather Expected Today with Large Hail and Damaging Winds Primary Threats
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a moderate risk of severe weather over a large area of Iowa for today. Very large hail to 2″ in diameter, widespread damaging winds to 80 MPH, and an isolated tornado or two will be possible with the system today. A southerly low-level jet will …
A pallet of color! Incorporating annuals into your garden
Many of gardeners have seen annuals in beautiful pots and hanging baskets that grace our yards an cities streets, but what about adding them into our perennial flower beds? Today I’m going to talk about how you can use annuals in perennial flower beds as well, if fact some flower beds are nothing but annuals …
Moderate Risk of Severe Weather for Tomorrow
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms over west central Iowa tomorrow. All modes of severe weather with be possible including large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Dew points in the upper 50s to lower 60s and moderate instability will be the foundation for thunderstorm development which …
Iowa Weather Report June 13th 2014
FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND: Today will be the nicest of the next three as sunshine will be out in full force with little if any cloudiness around. Highs today will be in the 70s across the state. Clouds will be on the increase tonight as the next storm approaches from the west. This may bring some …
Iowa Weather Report June 12th 2014
BOTTOMS UP: A cold front will be moving through the state this morning with a slight chance of seeing a shower or thunderstorm along it. The best chance will be in the eastern counties of the state but some places may get by with no precipitation at all. The sun will return by the afternoon …
Isolated Severe Threat this Evening
A line of thunderstorms is expected to begin developing across Nebraska and South Dakota within the next one to two hours and trek southeast into southern Minnesota and northwest Iowa in the late afternoon. Supercells embedded with this line will be capable of large hail to the size of golf balls and damaging wind gusts …
Iowa Weather Report June 11th 2014
ENDING THE WEEK: There will be partly to mostly sunny skies across the state today, with readings in the 70s to lower 80s. The next system will move into the state late tonight through the first half of Thursday. This will bring some chances of showers and thunderstorms to the area. The chances will be …
Iowa Weather Report June 10th 2014
CHANCES OF RAIN: The next few days will have some chances of rain around but they will be fairly remote at best. The best chance today will be mainly in the southeastern third of the state with a system that will slowly being moving to the east. The rest of the state will see partly …