The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 5am for the following counties, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury. The main threats will be large hail up to the size of golf balls or larger and damaging wind gusts up to 70mph. Along …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Severe Weather Shortly in SW Iowa
A complex of thunderstorms is beginning to move into the southwestern portions of the state this evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until 3am Monday morning for the western and southwestern portions of the state mainly south of US Hwy 30 and west of US Hwy 169. There is another MCS/Derecho event taking …
Moderate Risk Again Today
There is a moderate risk of severe weather again mainly this afternoon and tonight across the entire state. The secondary threats will be large hail and isolated tornadoes (mainly west of I-35), but strong damaging winds will the main threat statewide today from thunderstorms that will develop. Another MCS/Derecho event is possible if not likely. …
New Warning (Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth and Wright) until 12:30am
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1147 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHEASTERN KOSSUTH COUNTY IN NORTH …
New Warning (Pocahontas) until 12:15am
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1134 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA… * UNTIL 1215 AM CDT * AT 1130 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR …
Storms Developing in Western Iowa
Storms have begun to fire in the western part of the state late this evening. They aren’t severe at this time, but some hail up to the size of pennies (3/4 of an inch in diameter) is possible as these storms move to the east at around 25mph. Some brief heavy rain is also possible …
River Flood Warnings as of Saturday Evening (6/19/10)
Here are the current river flood warnings that are in effect as of this evening. Some of these rivers are not currently flooding, but with more possible heavy rain in the forecast Sunday and Monday, the NWS has gone ahead and issued some river flood warnings antcipating the possible heavy rain threat. Raccoon River at …
Waiting for Next Bout Of Severe Weather
Saturday has been a good day of cleaning up across the state from numerous thunderstorms that produced scattered wind damage mainly in the eastern half of the state. The sky has been mostly sunny with only a few scattered clouds here and there (more toward afternoon) and temperatures comfortably in the 80s. However, the forecast …
Current River Flood Warnings as of Late Friday (6/18/10)
Here are the current rivers that are under flood warnings across the state. More rivers may be added to this list as rainfall from the storms this evening and earlier today gets put into river forecasts tomorrow morning and beyond. North River near Norwalk Raccoon River at IA Hwy 28 (DSM) Des Moines River at …
New Warning (Appanoose, Davis and Wayne) until 10pm
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 916 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… APPANOOSE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA… SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… * …