Author: Henry Luker

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Weekly Weather Radio Test Postponed in Eastern Iowa

…WEEKLY WEATHER RADIO TEST POSTPONED… DUE TO ONGOING SEVERE WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT…THE WEEKLY WEATHER RADIO TEST HAS BEEN POSTPONED. WEATHER PERMITTING…IT WILL BE CONDUCTED THURSDAY…AROUND 11 AM. THE FOLLOWING TRANSMITTERS WILL BE AFFECTED… WXL22 IN BUREAU COUNTY… WXL61 IN CEDAR RAPIDS… KJY64 IN DELAWARE… WXL64 IN DUBUQUE… WXN85 IN FAIRFIELD… KZZ56 IN FREEPORT… KXJ92 …

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Weather Radio Outage across Portions of Iowa

…WEATHER RADIO OUTAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF IOWA… AN APPARENT TELEPHONE OUTAGE HAS CAUSED THE WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS AT DES MOINES…MONTEZUMA…LENOX…AND RINGSTEAD TO GO OFF THE AIR. TECHNICIANS ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. WXL57 IN DES MOINES SERVICES MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA…INCLUDING GREENE…BOONE…STORY…GUTHRIE…DALLAS…POLK…JASPER… ADAIR…MADISON…WARREN…MARION…AND CLARKE COUNTIES. KXI62 IN MONTEZUMA SERVICES EAST CENTRAL IOWA…INCLUDING TAMA…JASPER…POWESHIEK…MARION…AND MAHASKA …

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Historical WX – One Year Later: Creston, Thurman, and McClelland Iowa Tornadoes

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma on April 14th, 2012 posted a rare High Risk of Severe Weather for much of Western Iowa, with a moderate and slight risk nearby. Tornadoes, 3″ hail, Damaging Winds in excess of 70 MPH, were all forecasted for the day on April 14th. A warm level jet, dew …

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Strong Gusty Wind with Showers Early this Evening

…STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING… MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN RAIN SHOWERS WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. BRIEF PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THE SHOWERS…WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS…ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH …

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Small Hail possible across Floyd and Mitchell counties

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 547 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013 IAZ008-018-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-142345- DODGE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-MITCHELL-MOWER-OLMSTED-WABASHA- 547 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013 AT 545 PM…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF FAST-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS REACHING FROM MASON CITY UP TO NEAR AUSTIN…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND …

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WXALERT: 40% Chance of Watch across Central Iowa later this evening

  The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma is monitoring Central Iowa for a Severe Thunderstorm Watch later tonight. Showers and Isolated Thunderstorms are currently making their way across Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri at this hour along an easterly-moving Cold Front. A few supercells with large hail and damaging wind gusts will be possible …

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WXUPDATE: Damaging Winds Possible Across SE and EC Iowa later this evening

/UPDATE/…3:30PM The SPC has removed the 15% hail risk for all of Iowa due to clouds and precipitation being mucked over the area. The slight risk has also been cut for the majority of Northeastern Iowa and has been confined to Southeastern and East Central Iowa. However, a low to moderate amount of CAPE (convective …