THE WEEK AHEAD: More showers and thunderstorms will be possible today with another disturbance moving through. This will linger into Tuesday with rainfall amounts generally around a quarter to half inch although some isolated heavier totals will be possible. Highs today will be in the upper 60s to middle 70s with Tuesday seeing lower to …
Month: June 2014
Iowa Weather Report June 8th 2014
MORE RAIN: Skies will be partly to mostly sunny today across the state. Highs will be in the lower to middle 70s. Clouds will be on the increase tonight with the next system that will move through on Monday into Tuesday. This will be similar to what happened yesterday with a low pressure center moving …
Iowa Weather Report June 7th 2014
SPLIT WEEKEND: Today will feature showers and thunderstorms across the state. This will not be an all-day rain by any means but the skies will be mostly cloudy throughout. We may be able to get some sunshine early on in the eastern counties of the state before the clouds roll in. Readings will be cool …
POLYGON Issuance #14 That was the Biggest One
ROUND TWO OF TENNESSEE FOLKS: This week’s guest is again from Tennessee and resides on the south side of Memphis in Southhaven, Mississippi. Trevor is 15 and runs the StormChaseTN.com social media pages and websites, while occasionally chases. We talked to Trevor about some of the memorable events that he has been through and which …
Iowa Weather Report June 6th 2014
SCATTERED STORMS: This will be possibly the warmest day in the next 7, with readings into the lower and middle 80s across the state. There will be a chance of some isolated showers and thunderstorms mainly in the western half of the state. Some of the storms could become strong and if we see a …
Oakland IA Tornado from Tuesday Rated EF2
The National Weather Service in Omaha has confirmed an EF-2 tornado in Oakland, Iowa that hit the town on June 3rd, 2014. The tornado had an estimated peak wind of 115 MPH and a path length of 2.9 miles. The tornado started 8.25 miles WNW of Oakland before heading ESE. The tornado damaged a farmhouse, …
Today is Heat Awareness Day in Iowa
The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and the National Weather Service have declared June 5, 2014 as Heat Awareness Day in Iowa. Extreme heat is a seasonal hazard in Iowa which is often underestimated. Understanding heat safety is important and can save lives. Summertime in Iowa means two things: heat and humidity. These …
Iowa Weather Report June 5th 2014
COMFY TEMPS: The next several days will see readings mainly in the 70s to lower 80s across the state. Today there will be partly to mostly sunny skies around. There is an isolated chance of a shower or storm in the far northern and northwestern counties. These may drift farther into the state during the …
Record Daily Precipitation at Lamoni with 4th Highest Daily Precipitation Record Broken (5.27″)
The daily precipitation at Lamoni for Tuesday, June 3 was 5.27″. This sets a new record for the day, dating back to available precipitation records starting in 1946. This breaks the previous record of 0.80″ set in 2003. This is also the 4th highest daily precipitation on record since 1946.
Iowa Weather Report June 4th 2014
No Video due to Severe weather yesterday afternoon and last evening. CALMER: It will be a much calmer few days across the state. After some early morning showers and storms, skies will clear with readings mainly in the 70s today through Friday. There will be plenty of sunshine around Thursday and Friday as well although …