By National Weather Service Des Moines The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared March 16 through March 22 as Flood Safety Awareness Week. The NWS in Des Moines will feature information about a different flood topic each day during the awareness week. Today’s Topic: Flood Hazards A flood is defined as any high flow…overflow or …
Author: Henry Luker
Flooding Awareness Week – Day 2: Turn Around, Don’t Drown
Via National Weather Service Des Moines The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared March 16 through March 22 as Flood Safety Awareness Week. The NWS in Des Moines will feature information about a different flood topic each day during the awareness week. Today’s Topic: Turn Around, Don’t Drown Turn Around Don’t Drown, or TADD for …
Flooding Awareness Week – Day 1: Preparedness and Awareness
Via National Weather Service Des Moines The National Weather Service (NWS) has declared March 16 through March 22 as Flood Safety Awareness Week. The NWS in Des Moines will feature information about a different flood topic each day during the awareness week. Today’s topic: Preparedness and Awareness Nearly every day flooding happens somewhere in the …
Light Snow over Central Iowa this Afternoon
3:15 PM CST — While radar shows snow over a good portion of the state, only a small portion of it, centered around Franklin and Butler counties, is actually reaching the ground. Expect the system to continue moving eastward throughout the afternoon and evening. #iawx #iawxnet Henry Luker | Lead Forecaster
Minor to Moderate Flooding across western Floyd county – Flood Advisory until 1:30am
The National Weather Service in La Crosse has issued a Flood Advisory for melting snow in western Floyd county until 1:30am. At 1:35 PM CDT, emergency management reported snow melt causing minor to moderate flooding over western Floyd county, including tributaries to the Shell Rock River. Be alert for possible high water levels in poor …
Ice Jams Possible on Local Streams and Rivers in Central Iowa Today
For the Following Counties: Franklin, Butler, Bremer, Hardin, Grundy, Black Hawk Inculding the Cities of: Hampton, Parkersburg, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Greene, Aplington, Allison, Dumont, Waverly, Iowa Falls, Eldora, Ackley, Grundy Center, Reinbeck, Conrad, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, and Cedar Falls. The recent warm weather and resultant snow melt have lead to conditions that are conductive to …
Moderate Flooding Occurring at the Iowa River at Marengo
Iowa River at Marengo: Until Friday. At 8:00 PM Thursday, the stage was 17.5′, and rising. Flood stage is 14′. Moderate flooding is occurring and is forecast to continue. Ice jams in the vicinity of Marengo will cause river levels to change rapidly during the next couple of days. Forecast: Rise to 17.7′ Friday morning …
Thunderstorms with Small Hail in Southeast Iowa
A band of rain with some thunderstorms extended from near Keosauqua in southeast Iowa to just north of Galesburg, Illinois to near Princeton, Illinois. Some of the stronger storms are capable of producing pea size hail and brief heavy downpours. The rain and isolated thunderstorms are expected to expand into northeast Missouri and the rest …
It’s Only March, and there’s a lot of winter left – Winter Weather Advisories for SE Iowa overnight
The National Weather Service has issued Winter Weather Advisories for Appanoose, Davis, Des Moines, Lee, and Wayne counties from 10:00 PM tonight through tomorrow morning. A strong area of low pressure is expected to track south of the state tonight bringing light to moderate snowfall across south central and southeastern Iowa overnight. The system should …
Afternoon Update on Flood Warnings across eastern Iowa
English River at Kalona: Until this evening. At 1:00 PM Tuesday, the stage was 13.9′, and rising. Flood stage is 14′. No flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. Ice action may cause fluctuations of a foot or more from the expected stage. Forecast: Rise above flood stage today, and continue rising to 14.8′ …