The National Weather Service in Des Moines confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Central Iowa yesterday afternoon. The tornado reportedly started at 6:09 p.m. 3 miles south-southwest of Eddyville and continued 175 yards before weakening at 6:13 p.m. 3.3 miles west of Chillicothe. Winds peaked at 110 MPH, which is classified as an EF-1, …
Author: Henry Luker
A Couple More Rounds of Severe Weather Today and Tomorrow
Additional severe weather is possible today as the Storm Prediction Center has posted two elevated risks of severe weather over Iowa. The first risk is across northwest and north central Iowa. Storms are expected to move into that area late tonight and pose a threat for large hail, damaging winds, and a tornado. There’s a lot …
Another Round of Severe Weather Likely Later Today
A very complex weather situation is already unfolding today as the remnants of a Mesoscale Convective System continue to fly eastward in our northern counties, where a Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 6:00 a.m. this morning. The primary threat with this line of storms will be damaging winds to 70 MPH in the …
Strong-to-Severe Storms Possible Saturday
An overall inactive week of weather is expected to pick up a bit as we head into the week. The Storm Prediction Center currently has much of eastern Iowa in an elevated risk of severe weather. There is a bit of uncertainty with this as there will likely be some convective leftovers ongoing to the north …
Flash Flood Watch through Late Thursday Night
The National Weather Service offices in the northwest part of the state have issued Flash Flood Watches for Thursday. A strong low pressure system will develop in the Plains and push it’s way into the Upper Mississippi Valley region tomorrow. Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop with this and may lead to areal, …
Hot Day Today Leading to Big Rainfall Later this Week
The first very hot day of the season engulfed the state today, leaving traces of upper 90s across much of the area (nearly 100° in Sioux City). Storms are currently moving over the Northern Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley and may brush our far northern counties tonight. A slight cool down is expected tomorrow, however …
More Strong-to-Severe Storms Possible Today
After a large line of showers and thunderstorms moved through the state and produced damaging wind damage across central Iowa, we are gearing up for one more day of strong-to-severe thunderstorms in the state, primarily geared across southeastern Iowa. Showers and thunderstorms continue to trek eastward this morning across east central Iowa and western Illinois …
2:45 PM: Watch Likely (80%) in Far Northwestern Iowa by 4:00 PM
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma is currently monitoring far northwestern Iowa, far southwestern Minnesota, southeastern South Dakota, and northeastern Nebraska for a potential Tornado or Severe Thunderstorm Watch by 4:00 p.m. this afternoon. Storms are already initiating in the area and are expected to pose a threat for large hail, damaging winds, and …
Flash Flood Watch for Southwestern Iowa through Tomorrow
The National Weather Service offices in Kansas City and Omaha have issued Flash Flood Watches for southwestern Iowa, southeast Nebraska, and northwest Missouri through tomorrow afternoon. Thunderstorms currently developing across the Plains will move east into the area, and when combined with training to the west, lavish amounts of rainfall could fall in some areas. …
3:45 PM: Strong-to-Severe Thunderstorms Possible Later Today
The latest update from the Storm Prediction Center this afternoon shows an enhanced risk of severe weather across much of the southwestern quarter of Iowa, along a line from Mapleton to Knoxville to Lancaster MO. The current expectation is that storms should begin in areas in north central Kansas and southern Nebraska, away from the …