Author: Jeff Wilcox

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Iowa Weather Report August 29th 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MadLtyfysxo&w=480&h=360] IT’S STILL HOT: More hot weather in store with some relief coming during the Labor Day Weekend with a cold front moving through the state with some showers and thunderstorms at that time (see our experimental video forecast farther down the blog for possible timing) Until then, we’ll see temperatures in the 90s, perhaps …

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Iowa Weather Report August 28th 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNNGSzH0FsI&w=480&h=360] HEAT CONTINUES: The heat wave continues with mainly sunny skies. There really isn’t a whole lot to add to that. A cold front will move into the northeastern counties that will cool them down slightly. It may also bring a very isolated shower or storm there but the best chances look to be north …

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Iowa Weather Report August 27th 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFLyDo18UdM&w=480&h=360] NOTE: With You Tube in Read-Only, the video will likely not be up until later this morning. Sorry about that CONTINUING ON: Heat will continue to be the main story this week across the state along with a backdoor cold front that may drop the temperatures in the eastern and northeastern counties a touch …

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Iowa Weather Report August 26th 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mlliKYZb2Q&w=480&h=360] IT’S HOT, LIVE WITH IT: Another day of sunshine, haze and hot temperatures across the state. Highs will be well into the 90s with some locations possibly hitting the century mark. Heat Indices will be well above 100° during the afternoon hours thus a heat advisory is in effect today and tomorrow for the …

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Iowa Weather Report August 25th 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSd-70oKJf8&w=480&h=360] TALKIN’ ABOUT A HEAT WAVE: At least a week of very July like weather across the state and region with a ridge overhead, little if any cloud cover and temperatures well into the 90s, perhaps even approaching or touching the century mark in a few locations. Heat Indices will be another story with them …

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Iowa Weather Report August 24th 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zouvB6p7v_0&w=480&h=360] APPROACHING HEAT WAVE: A warm front will move through the state and this could kick off a few very isolated showers and storms today across the state, but most areas will be dry, so if you’re one of the lucky ones did get some rain, be thankful because it won’t be raining again anytime …

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Iowa Weather Report August 23rd 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgjCTC-cAcE&w=480&h=360] LOTS OF DRYNESS: Outside of a chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight into Saturday (where it may be hit and miss like yesterday morning’s rainfall), it will be mainly dry and getting much warmer across the state into next week. The system will bring some rainfall late tonight into Saturday across the state …

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Iowa Weather Report August 22nd 2013

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv5Qq8D4q1s&w=480&h=360] MORE DRY WEATHER: The chances of showers and storms will dwindle today as the front moves through. Thereafter it looks dry again for another week or so with little if any chance of seeing rainfall through the end of the month. It will be cooler today and Friday with highs back into the lower …

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Kossuth) until 2:15pm

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 130 PM CDT WED AUG 21 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CENTRAL KOSSUTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL 215 PM CDT * AT 128 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM …