A beautiful Saturday is in store for Iowa and Iowa State fans alike with Mostly Sunny to Clear conditions expected for the majority of the day. Iowa State will be taking on Kansas State at 11 AM with the kickoff temperature set to 69 degrees with a light northerly wind at 5-10 MPH. This trend will …
Author: Henry Luker
Severe Weather Outbreak for the Labor Day Weekend?
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted an enhanced risk of severe weather over the area today. As a strong storm system ejects moves into the northern to central Plains, all modes of severe weather will be possible, including large hail over two inches, damaging winds to 75 MPH later in …
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, …
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, …
Dangerous Heat Continues through Monday
Dangerous heat conditions will prevail across the southeastern portion of the state again tomorrow as heat indices climb to the mid to upper 90s and low 100s in some areas. For this reason, the NWS in the Quad Cities has issued a Heat Advisory for Henry, Des Moines, Van Buren, Lee, Muscatine, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
More Severe Weather Possible Today
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a moderate risk of severe weather over the area today. A low pressure center will move to the east into northern Ontario with a strong upper jet/trough over the upper midwest region today. A cold front will also move to the southeast into the midddle to …
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 …