Author: Henry Luker

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Enhanced Severe Weather Threat on Sunday with All Modes of Severe Weather Possible

It’s certainly been a while since we last spoke of an organized severe weather threat around Iowa. We’ve seen a lot of hit and miss thunderstorms, a nice collection of strong thunderstorms, and a few borderline severe thunderstorms here and there. But, it looks like mother nature has a well thought out plan for Sunday, …

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NOAA Weather Radio WNG-666 at Iowa Falls is Off the Air

The NOAA Weather Radio transmitter WNG-666 at Iowa Falls, Iowa is off-the-air due to a communications or hardware failure. Technicians have been notified but there is not estimated restore time. The Iowa Falls NOAA Weather Radio broadcasts on channel 6, or a frequency of 162.525 MHZ, and services the following counties in Iowa: Butler, Franklin, …

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Enhanced Risk of Severe Weather Today; Damaging Winds Primary Threat

  The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a moderate risk of severe weather for a small sliver of Des Moines and Keokuk counties, mainly affecting Burlington, and an enhanced risk of severe weather over a large portion of southeastern Iowa. All modes of severe weather will be possible, including large hail, an …

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Heat Advisories Posted for Much of Western and Central Iowa

  The National Weather Service weather forecast offices across the state have issued Heat Advisories for a large chunk of central and western Iowa for tomorrow and Tuesday. Hot and humid conditions are expected throughout the day Monday, with temperatures forecasted to be in the upper 80s and lower 90s, helping to produce heat indices in the …

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CORRECTED: Amber Alert CANCELED, Suspect Still on the Lose

…AMBER ALERT CANCELLED… THE AMBER ALERT THAT HAD BEEN ISSUED EARLIER THIS EVENING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE IOWA STATE PATROL REPORTS THAT ALTHOUGH ALL THREE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN LOCATED AND ARE SAFE…THE ABDUCTOR IS STILL AT LARGE AND AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR THAT PERSON. THE SUSPECT VEHICLE IS A RED 2001 PONTIAC GRAND …

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Moderate Risk of Severe Weather Today with All Modes Possible

Another day, another severe weather risk, another day of wild cards. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a moderate risk of severe weather for today and tonight across a large part of southern Iowa. Even with a very big and possibly forecast-busting wild card, a very favorable environment for severe weather is …