[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyo3ivgMl2A?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] NEXT SYSTEM FRIDAY: Another system will be on the way to the state Friday, but several models are having difficulty with what may occur. Basing off the GFS Model Run, we are likely to see some wintry mix move in late tonight into Friday morning. Friday will see the precipitation change to rain …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Iowa Forecast Video 2/29/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rridaj-JERM?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WINDY TODAY: Showers and isolated thunderstorms will be moving out of the state early this morning (likely before you watch the video). Winds will be gusty all day out of the west and southwest. A wind advisory is in effect for a large section of the state through this evening. Winds may gust …
Strong Storms Moving Through Central Iowa
AT 1023 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM FORT DODGE TO 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF AMES TO 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AMES TO 44 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AMES…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL…BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS…ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…WEBSTER CITY …
Strong Storms Continuing Northeast Bound
AT 950 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 36 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT DODGE TO 43 MILES SOUTH OF FORT DODGE TO 63 MILES SOUTH OF FORT DODGE TO 95 MILES SOUTH OF FORT DODGE…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL…BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS…ARE POSSIBLE …
Severe Weather Returns for 2012!!!!!!
This was posted after completing the Forecast Video. The Storm Prediction Center has outlooked a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for parts of southwestern Iowa. The main threat with any storms that do fire will be from large hail. Here is what the SPC is saying about the threat area. AN …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/28/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84nBVvkemDw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAINY DAY: Most of the precipitation today will be in the form of rain, however some of it early in the morning may be freezing on some surfaces causing slick conditions on the roads. This will likely improve my mid-day as temperatures rise. The far northern counties may see a wintry mix for …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/27/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCj4J-O4Bp0?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] NEXT SYSTEM: Today will be the calm before the storm. It will be cooler than it was Sunday when readings got well into the 50s even with the snow on the ground (of which most of it melted). Tuesday will have southerly winds and temperatures back into at least the 40s, if not …
Winter Storm Watch for Far NW Iowa Tues and Wed
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch effective at 6am Tuesday morning until 6pm Wednesday evening for Osceola, Dickinson and Lyon counties. TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP MONDAY NIGHT AND WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/26/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37OLp69iynE?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WARM SUNDAY: It will be warm and a bit breezy today across the state. Temperatures will be in the 40s leading to some melting of the snow. A cold front will come through late but bring no precipitation with it. It will bring readings back down to the 30s for the beginning of …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/25/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg2UBA-09WQ?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] QUIET WEEKEND: Temperatures will be slightly above average this weekend with a slow melt of the fresh snow that fell Thursday into Friday. It will be a bit windy as well with a storm system skirting to our north on Sunday. Temperatures will drop back into the 30s for highs to begin the …