RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1237 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 …RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT WATERLOO IA… A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 5.5 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT WATERLOO IA YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 5.4 SET IN 2008.
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Iowa Weather Report December 20th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4bze5gHalY&w=420&h=315] BLIZZARD WINDING DOWN: The storm is still ongoing as a I type this across the state. It will be tapering off slowly from west to east through the day. Ending in the late morning or early afternoon hours along and west of Interstate 35 and east of there by the evening hours. Winds …
BLIZZARD UPDATE #2
Snow, moderate to heavy at times, some mixed with some thunder and lightning continues over a large portion of the state this evening. Travel is not advised over most of the state, the exception the far northwestern counties. Tow bans are in effect on many roads and these will continue at least through tomorrow night, …
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Mercer MO) until 8:45pm
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 815 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… GRUNDY COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI… SOUTHEASTERN MERCER COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI… WESTERN SULLIVAN COUNTY IN NORTH …
Blizzard 2012 Update
The storm is still on track to move through the state later tonight into Thursday. Snowfall amounts are still on target, but could be a bit higher than our estimate we made yesterday. There is still a question of the rain to snow switchover occurring in the eastern and southeastern counties of the state. Some …
Iowa Weather Report December 19th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0JVc7doo7w&w=640&h=480] SNOW DAYS SNOW DAYS: Snow is on the way and a White Christmas for most if not all the state as well. Snow will begin breaking out in the western counties by late morning into the early afternoon and spread east during the day. It is likely going to start out as rain …
Iowa Weather Report December 18th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdfODHQXndc&w=640&h=480] TALKING SNOW: A weak disturbance today will move across the northern counties of the state into Minnesota. This may bring a few flurries or light snow showers to that area. Little if any accumulation with that is expected at this time. The storm that has everyone’s attention right now is the one coming …
Iowa Weather Report December 17th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyYuPN9VtFQ&w=640&h=480] AHEAD OF THE STORM: Readings will be at or just slightly above average for the next few days before the next storm moves in late Wednesday into Thursday. There will be a lot of clouds around with several disturbances that will be brushing the state. One today will be moving to our south …
Record Rainfalls from Saturday
…RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT MASON CITY IA… A RECORD RAINFALL OF 0.8 INCHES WAS SET AT MASON CITY IA YESTERDAY…DECEMBER 15. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.32 SET IN 1940. …RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT WATERLOO IA… A RECORD RAINFALL OF 0.6 INCHES WAS SET AT WATERLOO IA YESTERDAY…DECEMBER 15. THIS …
Iowa Weather Report December 16th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqLIdSKfK24&w=640&h=480] PREPPING: Today will see some backwash cloudiness from the departing storm system over the Great Lakes. More clouds over the east than in the west, thus temperatures will be in the 30s to near 40 across most of the state today with a slight chance of seeing a flurry or sprinkle across the …