Author: Henry Luker

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2:15 PM: Watch Possible in Far Northwest Iowa

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma is monitoring central and eastern South Dakota, southeastern North Dakota, southwestern Minnesota, and northwestern Iowa for a potential severe thunderstorm or tornado watch over the next several hours. Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon with large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes all possible. Some storms …

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6:15 AM: Strong Thunderstorms in Extreme Northwest Iowa

A line of strong thunderstorms currently exists along a line from Egan, South Dakota to Rock Valley, Iowa early this morning. These are slowly pushing off to the northeast at 35 to 40 MPH. Severe weather is not anticipated within this; however, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, gusty winds to 40 MPH, and small hail to pea …

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Strong-to-Severe Thunderstorms Expected Through Sunday

Strong-to-severe thunderstorms are expected through Sunday as a large upper trough shifts into the midwest today. A deepening low pressure center will shift into the central Plains today with a cold front extending southward. By Sunday, this low will shift to the north-northeast into South Dakota with the elongated cold front extending south to southwestward into Texas. This …

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PHOTOS: Severe Weather and Tornadoes Rip Through Central Iowa

Lake City High School's roof… stay safe everyone. pic.twitter.com/zJtRnJJzWm — trevor cameron (@Lehighs_Finest) May 11, 2015 From my sister in Lake City-roof of HS. Best wishes for safety for South Central Calhoun friends. @EdWilsonWX13HD pic.twitter.com/bfTtLQr6m2 — IC Athletic Bands (@TritonMB) May 11, 2015 Crews working to remove a fallen tree from a yard in Lake …

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12:45 PM: Storms Firing Over Midwest

Showers and thunderstorms have erupted over the Upper Plains and Central Mississippi Valley regions early this afternoon. Locally, there has only been a single Severe Thunderstorm Warning thus far, and that was for Fremont county wind gusts. Things are expected to increase in coverage and present a large hail, damaging wind, and tornado threat through …

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MORNING UPDATE: Severe Weather, Tornadoes Expected Across Iowa Today

After a significant tornado outbreak affected much of the southern Plains yesterday, the attention now turns to Iowa where all threats of severe weather will be possible, including large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and flash flooding. A line of showers and thunderstorms are currently ongoing this morning from roughly Kansas City through Vermillion. These are speeding off …

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Severe Weather Outbreak with Tornadoes on Slate for Mothers Day

A significant severe weather outbreak is slated to affect the area as a powerful low pressure center treks northeast into the Central Plains tomorrow. This system is already producing an outbreak across the southern Plains where two enhanced risks exist with a moderate risk over the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. For Sunday, the SPC has marked an …

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11:05 PM: Thunderstorms in Southwestern Iowa

We are monitoring a line of thunderstorms extending from Denison, Iowa to Nelson, Nebraska at this hour that are tracking east-to-northeast at roughly 40 MPH. While the severe weather threat will continue to gradually diminish this evening, an isolated strong-to-severe cell in southwest Iowa and in our adjacent surrounding counties can not be ruled out. …

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Small EF-0 Tornado Confirmed Near Terril, Iowa in Dickinson County Yesterday

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has confirmed that a small tornado touched down two miles east of Terril, Iowa in Dickinson County yesterday. Due to no damage found in the area, the tornado is rated EF-0 with max winds of 65 to 85 MPH. The tornado reportedly occurred between 5:34 and 5:36 PM …

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5:45 PM: Storms Moving Northeast into Area; Strong to Severe Storms Possible

Strong-to-severe thunderstorms are currently moving very slowly to the northeast from the Central Plains and Mid-Mississippi Valley this evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for our far southwest counties of Atchison, Nodaway, Worth, and Harrison. While the severe weather threat is relatively low, some of the enhanced cells may be capable of large hail …