A push of drier air has moved into the state behind the cold front. Dewpoints have dropped into the 30s in most of the northern half of the state. This is not inclusive to severe weather development. Only the extreme southern and southeastern parts of the state, where dewpoints are still in the 50s have …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Slight Risk Friday
There is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight (mainly for this evening and overnight) for parts of Iowa south of a line from Sioux City to the Quad Cities. Large Hail and damaging winds will be the main threats with any activity that develops. Storms will form along a cold front …
Clearing This Afternoon
Skies are beginning to clear as we head into the afternoon hours. The northwestern part of the state is already sunny with the rest of the state still socked in clouds. The clouds will move out this afternoon giving everyone a few hours at least of sunshine before sunset. Temperatures today will be lower where …
River Flooding Returns
Due to recent heavy rain in certain parts of the state, a few river flood warnings have been issued for the following rivers in the state. These will be in effect through at least this weekend. The West Fork Cedar River at Finchford (Major Flooding Possible) Beaver Creek at New Hartford Cedar River at Cedar …
Rainfall from Tuesday
Here is a few rainfall amounts from the system that went through yesterday. This rain was much needed, but some areas got a little too much. It will be dry through Friday.
Severe Weather to Increase?
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a risk of severe weather for Iowa on the Days 4-8 outlook. The best days for severe weather seem to fall on the weekend, Saturday and Sunday, with a slight possiblity of an isolated severe storm on Friday. These storms would be forming on an advancing warm front Saturday …
Areal Flood Advisory (Story)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN… WESTERN STORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA * UNTIL 1130 PM CDT * AT 517 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. …
Scattered Showers Today
There will be scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms around the state today centered around a pesky low pressure system that has been moving slowly northward over the last few days. Currently the center is on the Iowa Missouri border in SW Iowa. This is also where the main concentration of rain is late this morning. …
One Year Later
One year ago on Sunday May 25th, the EF5 tornado struck the towns of Parkersburg and New Hartford in Butler County. This was the first F5/EF5 tornado since the Jordan tornado back on June 13th 1976. This tornado began around 4:45 pm south of Aplington and began moving slowly ENE toward Parkersburg. It hit the …
Tropical Rains Coming
Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible today, but most of the state will remain dry today. A tropical low is expected to move northward into the state late Monday and stick around through at least Wednesday. Heavy rainfall is possible with this system. Some river flooding is possible as some of the rivers are …