Month: August 2015

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TROPICS: Tropical Storm Danny Expected to Impact Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico

Tropical Storm Danny, just named last Tuesday, lasting just a single advisory under the name Tropical Depression 4, is currently churning in the Atlantic this week and forecast to approach the Lesser Antiles and Puerto Rico as a high-end tropical storm or low-end Category 1 Hurricane. The latest NHC advisory, as of 10:00 PM CDT/11:00 PM …

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Iowa State Fair 2015 Forecast – Day 8 – Thursday, August 20, 2015

A glamorous day is ahead for those of you heading to the Iowa State Fair today! It may be a bit chilly in the morning in the upper 50s to low 60s, however things should heat up pretty quickly to the mid-to-upper 70s in the mid-afternoon. Winds will not be a concern either, ranging from …

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Iowa Weather Report August 20th 2015: Where Has Summer Gone?

A FAIRLY QUIET NEXT SEVEN: Outside of a rain chance late Saturday night into the first half of Sunday, it will be quiet for the next seven days across the state. Until that system this weekend, it will be mostly sunny with readings slowly climbing back through the 70s today into the 80s by Saturday. …

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Iowa State Fair 2015 Forecast – Day 7 – Wednesday, August 19, 2015

A much improved day is ahead for the Iowa State Fair, albeit cold. Things will be cloudy and chilly for much of the morning with temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s. Winds will also be sustained at around 20-25 MPH during this time frame with gusts to 30 MPH, making for a very …

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Iowa Weather Report August 19th 2015: It’ll Feel Like October Today

No Video Today ONE COOL DAY: It will not feel like August today across the state. Breezy conditions, and mainly cloudy skies for most of the day will make it feel more like the early days of October than the latter half of August. Highs today will struggle to get out of the 60s for …

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Flash Flood Warning for Clinton and Jackson Counties until 11:45PM

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 540 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… WESTERN STEPHENSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS… EASTERN JO DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS… NORTHWESTERN WHITESIDE COUNTY IN …

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Conditional Risk of Severe Thunderstorms This Afternoon

Showers and thunderstorms are ongoing this morning across much of the Midwest. There are two notable convective systems ongoing in the Plains. The first is a Mesoscale Convective System in South Dakota and the Nebraska panhandle that has an associated eastward-flanking squall line. The second is a Mesoscale Convective Vortex, spinning across south central Kansas. Elsewhere, there are several scattered areas of showers …

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Iowa State Fair 2015 Forecast – Day 6 – Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Yet another rainy day is ahead for the sixth day of the Iowa State Fair. Much cooler weather will also be the highlight with temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s for much of the morning before peaking in the low-to-mid 70s for the day. Thunderstorms will be likely throughout the day, especially in …

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Iowa Weather Report August 18th 2015: What the Heck on Wednesday???

RIDING THE TEMPERATURE WAVE: Showers and thunderstorms will be in the forecast today, some of the storms could become severe with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats. Highs today will range from the middle and upper 60s in the northwestern counties to the lower 80s in the southeast. The system will move …