[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdkPdmeAhXY&hl=en&fs=1] SNOW THURSDAY?: The latest GFS model runs continues to show the storm Wednesday night through Friday morning moving far enough south and east of the state that the heaviest snow will fall south and east of the state, however the WRF and NAM show the low much closer to the state with heavy snow …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Ice Jam Cometh
More and more rivers are starting to get a problem with ice jams on them. A Flash flood warning is in effect through the early evening hours along the Cedar River north of Vinton due to one, with many other river having experienced some over the past few days. This will continue for at least …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/21/2011
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyYn8zxfl7g&hl=en&fs=1] SNOW CHANCES: A few flakes will fly across the state Monday, with little accumulations possible except in the far north where an inch or two is possible. Outside of that, there’s a chance at the end of the week for a bit of the white stuff with the best chances being across the southeastern …
Winter Thaw Flooding Continues
With the recent warm spell over the last few days, many rivers across the state have seen some elevated levels and some have gone over their banks and flood stage. Here are the current rivers that are under river flood warnings as of Sunday evening. East Fork Des Moines River near Algona Des Moines River …
Low Through the State
The low pressure center is currently over south central Iowa moving ENE. Very warm temperatures to the south and southeast of the center, with Keokuk at 63° this hour. The warm front streched along roughly the IA 92 corridor just south of the Quad Cities into Illinois. To the north, readings are in the mid …
Precipitation Moving into Sub-Freezing Air
The band of precipitation with embedded thunder and lightning is beginning to move into air that is below the freezing mark across the far eastern and northern counties of the state. So far, the heaviest precipitation has stayed south of Interstate 80 where readings are in the mid to upper 30s. Now, however it is …
Thunderstorms Becoming Strong
…SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON…HARRISON AND SOUTHEASTERN MONONA COUNTIES UNTIL 330 AM CST… AT 244 AM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR MODALE…OR 24 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS IS EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM…ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN. LOCATIONS NEAR THE …
Stormy or Wintry Night
A Spring vs Winter clash is set to take place over the state of Iowa for the rest of this evening into the overnight as cold air over the northern counties and warm air overtopping it will lead to varied weather conditions. South of interstate 80, especially south and southwest of Des Moines, there has …
Ice Storm Warning for NW Iowa
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued an ICE STORM WARNING from 3am Sunday until Midnight Monday morning for Osceola, Dickinson, Sioux, O’Brien and Clay counties. * TIMING…RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT…WITH A PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY …
Winter Storm Warnings in N Iowa
A Winter Storm Warning is now in effect from Sunday at Midnight through the early morning hours of Monday for the north central and northeastern counties of the state, along with Lyon County in NW Iowa. Freezing rain will be the main hazard Saturday night into Sunday morning with accumulations of a tenth to as …