A look at the radar early this morning shows several areas of showers and thunderstorms moving through the region. This activity will continue moving to the northeast at about 30-40 MPH. For more information, please read our latest short term forecast. Wednesday A messy severe weather situation will arise once again for Wednesday with a …

Here’s a quick look at the weather situation as of 2:30 a.m. or so. There are two lines that are expected to impact the state this morning. The first one it currently in northeastern Nebraska, moving to the northeast at 30-40 MPH. This line was originally severe in central Nebraska, but has since weakened. This …

A very active weather period is ahead this week with several rounds of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast through the weekend, including severe weather chances. This will make for a very challenging forecast as a whole as minor differences in a single day’s forecast can have an impact on the rest of the week. …

UPDATE: As of 2:48 a.m., Iowa law enforcement have canceled the Amber Alert that was in effect. The girl was found unharmed.

UPDATE: The Amber Alert previously in effect was canceled by state authorities shortly before 5:30 p.m. Friday afternoon.

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Adair, Adams, Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Fremont, Greene, Guthrie, Harrison, Ida, Lyon, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, O’Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Pottawattamie, Sac, Shelby, Sioux, Taylor, and Woodbury Counties until 10:00 PM tonight. …

The latest look at the weather situation tonight continues to show the possibility of severe weather across the area. Dew points in the mid-to-upper 50s to even low 60s in many spots are being observed in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa early this afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms are developing along a line from Sioux Falls, South …

A long period of active weather characterized by amplification in the upper-levels will continue today as a negatively-tilted trough pushes into the region. At the surface, a low pressure system is expected to set up across South Dakota, with an adjacent cold front to the south and a warm front to the east. The cold front …

Multiple severe weather threats will begin next week, beginning tomorrow across the Rockies and eventually propagating eastward along several shortwaves. The first severe threat will be to the west of Iowa in the central Plains, where a marginal risk of severe weather will be possible. Isolated reports of hail, wind, and perhaps a tornado or two will …

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma is monitoring portions of northeastern Kansas, southeastern Nebraska, northwestern/western Missouri, and southwestern Iowa for a potential Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Watch before 5:00 p.m. They place the probability of a watch being issued at 40 percent. If thunderstorms can form ahead of the cold front and surface low …