[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MUhguyJ9W4&w=640&h=480] WARM DAYS: A few quiet and warm days are ahead after some beneficial rain for most of the state this weekend (except the NW). Several locations received over 2 inches of rain. Temperatures will climb into the 60s today and 70s to near 80 on Tuesday. Winds will be breezy on Tuesday which …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Record Rainfall at Des Moines
…RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT DES MOINES… A RECORD RAINFALL OF 2.09 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.17 SET IN 1886.
Iowa Weather Report October 14th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8G11BZhGV4&w=640&h=480] BACK TO QUIET: After a good soaking for most of the state, we’ll have a few dry and sunny days ahead. There will be some morning rain activity in the state as the storm system moves off to the east. It may linger in the eastern counties through the daylight hours before exiting. …
Severe Weather Threat Nearly Gone
The Storm Prediction Center has taken almost the entire state of Iowa out of the severe weather threat for the rest of today and tonight. Most of the severe weather will be to our south over KS, OK, TX into MO. There still could be an isolated severe storm in far southern and southeastern Iowa …
It Can’t Get Any Stranger
With severe weather possibly knocking on our door this bit of information flew past. A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 21 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON CITY YESTERDAY. THIS TIED THE OLD RECORD OF 21 SET IN 1917.
Iowa Weather Report October 13th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGpviysHG0A&w=640&h=480] SEVERE THREAT: The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for most of the state of Iowa. This does not include the northwestern counties and the northern tier of counties along Iowa Highway 9. The main threats will be from damaging winds and large hail. There …
Update on Saturday Severe Weather
There will be some severe weather on Saturday across Iowa. The main threat from these storms will be large hail, damaging winds and perhaps a few isolated tornadoes. The main time frame will be between Noon and 11pm from west to east across the state. The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe …
Visiting NWS Quad Cities
Had a visit to the NWS in the Quad Cities located at the Davenport Municipal Airport. Had a long discussion with Senior Forecaster Mike McClure (he doesn’t look senior to me!) and went through everything the weather service does during a normal evening shift when I was there (which on a quiet day is practically …
Iowa Weather Report October 12th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmQi0eKZAnY&w=640&h=480] SEVERE WEATHER?: A few answers are starting to come to light with regards to the severe weather event on Saturday across the state. As for today, skies will be mainly sunny after a few morning clouds with temperatures in the 50s and 60s for highs. Clouds will be on the increase once again …
Saturday Severe Weather Possibility
The Storm Prediction Center has outlooked a slight risk of severe weather for Saturday for about the entire state of Iowa. All modes of severe weather will be possible on Saturday, large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes. There are still some uncertainties with the models differing on where the bigger threat may go …