Prepared by Henry Luker, Interim Meteorologist-in-Charge Assisted by Cody Kooi, Interim Lead Forecaster   NICE WEATHER BEFORE RAIN: Iowa will see another nice day with temperatures in the upper 70’s to low 80’s across the state with a chance of rain beginning in the afternoon in some areas. A couple of lingering showers will be …

It’s been quite a while since we’ve had to discuss severe weather around here. Mother Nature has been awfully nice to us, especially around the 4th of July, with temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s around the area. Well, Mother Nature has held her silence enough and it looks like we will be seeing another …

.HISTORIC AND LIKELY RECORD RIVER FLOODING DEVELOPING. HEAVY RAINS OF 4 TO WELL OVER 6 INCHES NEAR AND UPSTREAM LIKELY WILL RESULT IN ALL TIME RECORD RIVER FLOODING AT INDEPENDENCE TODAY. THE CREST MAY BE HIGHER THAN THIS FORECAST AND WILL BE UPDATED IN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE PAST PRECIPITATION AND FORECAST …

Historic and major flash flooding is ongoing this morning across many areas of Northeastern and East Central Iowa, especially along the Wapsi basin. Our own chaser Dan Gottschalk has been following the floods all through the night and says that many towns and roads are underwater and it isn’t looking good. Flash Flood and River …

Benton 403/6654 Cedar 12/4738 Henry 150/7,347 Jones 899/7879 Linn 292/91934

Due to flash flooding concerns overnight we will be prompting for LIVE COVERAGE of the system. Feel free to comment or send in questions, and thank you for watching. CLICK HERE

The NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued two Severe Thunderstorm Watches for a large portion of Central and Eastern Iowa until 5am Wednesday. Large #hail, damaging #winds, and an isolated #tornado are all possible as a system begins to develop across Central Iowa. Stay tuned here for the latest! COUNTIES IN WATCH: Adair, Adams, …

These two types of flooding are confusing to many people. We get this exact question asked a lot. Let’s clarify! A Flash Flood Warning is issued when very heavy and intense rainfall occurs over a short period of time. This results in creeks and streams quickly rising out of their banks. Dangerous flooding in these areas …

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has issued a discussion saying that a Tornado Watch will likely be issued within the next hour due to storms firing across Western Iowa having the capability of producing tornadoes through the early evening. Stay tuned as more severe weather is possible overnight across these areas.