[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0XODOD7Fvs?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] PESKY ULL: As we enter another work week, we still have the pesky upper level low around bringing some chances of showers and isolated thunderstorms to the eastern half of the state. Some of the storms yesterday did produce some small hail and this could be possible again today, but there is a …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Storms with Small Hail to Dissipate after Sunset
Some showers and isolated thunderstorms continue over the eastern half of the state. Some of the storms have produced some small hail, mainly pea sized. This is especially true in the stronger cells that have fired this afternoon. These storms are mainly moving to the S and SW around 20-25mph. They will begin to dissipate …
Iowa Forecast Video 9/25/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7rie_OyuQg?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] UPPER LEVEL LOW AGAIN: The upper level low is still the main feature in the weather forecast again today. The low will be centered near the Quad Cities today with showers and isolated thunderstorm spinning around from the east and northeast today. The better rain chances will be east of Interstate 35, while …
Few Showers Across Eastern Iowa
A few showers have been popping up this afternoon across the eastern counties of the state around the pesky upper level low that continues to spin just to the east. The heaviest showers were along a line extending from Central City to Martelle to west of Stanwood moving SSW around 20-25mph. The showers will move …
Iowa Forecast Video 9/24/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7JbglPWvtM?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] UPPER LEVEL LOW: As long as the upper level feature is nearby, we’re going to continue to talk about it, because it’s going to continue to effect our weather. Clouds will be the main rule today mainly east of US Hwy 63, with highs struggling to get into the lower to middle 60s. …
Interstate 29 Reopens After Flood
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is announcing that it plans to reopen Interstate 29 from milepost 55 in Council Bluffs to milepost 71 near Loveland (I-680 interchange) at 7 p.m. today. The 16-mile stretch of interstate has been closed since June 9 due to the Missouri River …
Iowa Forecast Video 9/23/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipHy1Fm-WFE?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] UPPER LEVEL LOW: The pesky upper level low is still around for today and into the upcoming weekend. For those west of Interstate 35, the weather will be pleasant with plenty of sunshine a few clouds from time to time and temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70. Across the eastern counties …
Frost Advisory Friday Morning Across WC Iowa
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a Frost Advisory from 4am until 8am Friday morning for Harrison, Monona and Shelby counties. * IMPACTS…TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL INTO THE LOWER AND MID 30S…ALLOWING AREAS OF FROST TO FORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF …
Iowa Forecast Video 9/22/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkdQCzNh7Y4?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] UPPER LEVEL LOW: An upper level low will be the main culprit in the state’s weather for several more days. This run shows that it may stick around through the middle of next week whereas other runs have shown it departing on Sunday. We’ll have to see if this run is just an …
Iowa Forecast Video 9/21/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_CZebHlyYE?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] UPPER LEVEL LOW: The forecast across the state will depend on cloudiness from an upper level that will be close enough to the state to impact the weather and the temperatures. Clouds will filter into the northern half of the state keeping temperatures there down into the upper 50s, while the rest of …