THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING. For Winneshiek, Allamakee, Clayton, Chickasaw and Fayette counties. LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THE THREAT OF GLAZING THRU THE REST OF THE NIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAINLY BE A GLAZING AND MAINLY …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Iowa Forecast Video 12/3/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzA99P46VmI?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WINTER FUN BEGINS: Looks like an all day rain across the southeastern half of the state. Some of the precipitation may mix with some sleet in the early morning as temperatures rise. The precipitation across NW Iowa should start in the form of a mix or all snow. This is the latest snowfall …
Latest Snow Projection for 12/3-4 2011 Storm
Have updated the snowfall accumulations based on HPC upping its estimates for snowfall as well. Looks like a 3-6″ band of snow will be possible from SW Iowa northeastward to NE Iowa. This will include Fort Dodge, Mason City and Omaha. A heavier 6-8″ band is possible in west central Iowa extending into Nebraska which …
Watches and Advisories Issued for Weekend Event
TIMING…A MIXTURE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER…THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED TOWARD MIDDAY SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE WATCH AREA WITH LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS. SOME SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MAY OCCUR ON THE …
Snow Projection for Weekend Event (12/3/2011)
Here is our projection of snow for Saturday into Sunday morning. This takes into account different models, and projections from the NAM, GFS and what HPC is forecasting. With the GFS being further to the SE and the NAM overdoing the snowfall, the HPC had the right idea and we went with that with the …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/2/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLh80NfH8Kw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WEEKEND STORM UPDATE: The latest on the probable winter storm this weekend is that the main band of snow looks to set up from Omaha to Mason City. Amounts are likely to be in the 2-4″ range with some isolated totals up to 5″. Across areas southeast of a Bedford to Des Moines …
Band of Snow/Mix Continuing to Move SE
A band of some light to moderate rain/sleet and snow (mainly changing to snow with the sun having set) continues moving SE slowly. The band extends 20-25 miles either side of a line from Savanna IL to Williamsburg to Osceola. A dusting of snow is likely, especially if you get a burst of some moderate …
Iowa Forecast Video 12/1/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o47jVaGfnk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] WEEKEND STORM: This weekend’s storm system is still projected to bring a plethora of precipitation to the state in the form of rain, sleet, and snow. The precipitation is likely to remain all snow or maybe a mix early NW of a Mason City to Omaha line. Areas southeast of a Davenport to …
Former KIMTer Don Harman has died
Don Harman, a former KIMT-TV weatherman who most recently worked for WDAF FOX 4 in Kansas City, has died, the television station announced Wednesday. According to AP, the death is listed as a suicide. The 41 year old had been at the Fox affiliate since 1999, having worked at various smaller stations previously. Harman worked …
Iowa Forecast Video 11/30/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8bSDQ5vgLk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND: The storm system this weekend has become a major player in the forecast over the next week. We could see a significant snowfall across a large section of Iowa by Sunday afternoon. The GFS suggests a band of 5-8″ at this time (see video for the map), but it’s …