[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQAeJF9-coM&hl=en&fs=1] SEVERE WEATHER: The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight across the eastern counties of the state. This includes Waterloo, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, The Quad Cities and Burlington. The main threats will be from large hail and damaging winds, although a tornado can’t be …
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Iowa Forecast Video 5/8/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2LieECpbIU&hl=en&fs=1] SEVERE WEATHER: The Storm Prediction Center has outlooked a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for the western half of the state. The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds. There is also an outlooked area across far eastern Iowa into Illinois for Monday and Monday night, however …
Summer Temps Returning Tuesday
Above is from the WRFn Model from the University of Illinois. This shows that very warm if not hot temperatures will be returning to the state ahead of the cold front that is forecast to move through on Wednesday. It shows 90s across SW Iowa, with 80s covering most of the state except the NE …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/7/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0LkLnHgY0A&hl=en&fs=1] STORMY SKIES: Most of today will be quiet with departing showers and thunderstorms out of the state by the morning hours. The next chance of precipitation will move back in Sunday afternoon and evening with another large storm system that will be sticking around for a few days with several rounds of showers …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/6/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVQH6CXuFGI&hl=en&fs=1] ACTIVE PATTERN: One storm has departed the state, but dry conditions won’t last long, as another one will be moving through late tonight into Saturday morning with another chance of showers. Amounts will be light with no more than a quarter inch possible. A more significant storm system moves in late Sunday with …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/5/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFh3VdSp2Xo&hl=en&fs=1] SEVERAL STORMS: Som stormy conditions will move through the state over the coming week, with several rounds of showers and isolated thunderstorms possible. A weak disturbance will cross the state early today bringing a chance of rain through the afternoon hours across the eastern counties while the west will see most of the …
Iowa Forecast Discussion 5/4/2011
NO VIDEO Today Some showers and thunderstorms will be possible Thursday morning and again on Saturday and early next week. The latest QPF chart shows amounts of a half inch to inch of precipitation possible over the next 5 days. Some severe weather could be possible with the early week storm system (Monday into Tuesday), …
Frost and Freeze Conditons Wednesday Morning
Another frosty morning is in store tomorrow morning across the state. A Freeze Warning is in effect from 3 until 7am Wednesday morning for Emmet, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Palo Alto, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Wright, Franklin, Butler, Bremer, Sac, Calhoun, Webster, Hamilton, Hardin, Grundy, Black Hawk, Crawford, Carroll, Tama, Audubon, Poweshiek, Cass, Mahaska, Monroe, …
Completed Survey of April 9th Tornadoes
There have been a few changes from the preliminary findings of the tornado outbreak that hit NW Iowa hard on the evening of Saturday April 9th. One tornado was upgraded from EF3 to EF4 in Pocahontas County. Here are the tornadoes (NWS Des Moines’ Only) results.
Iowa Forecast Video 5/3/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M58ORDXICoE&hl=en&fs=1] FROSTY MORNING AGAIN: Another frosty morning, but near average temperatures this week with readings in the 60s with mainly dry conditions across the state outside of a chance of showers and thunderstorms on Thursday as a front moves through. Amounts will be light with this storm, generally around a half inch. NEXT WEEK …