A few isolated showers and thunderstorms continue early this evening. One was located in Jasper County near Newton, another batch was located along a line extending from Cumberland to Corning to Bedford. These showers were moving to the east between 5 and 10mph. Some locally heavy rain is possible if you get under one of …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Sun and Rain
At sunrise this morning, a few showers and thunderstorms have fired across the state. The largest batch of activity was located in NW part of the state from Garner to Spencer. A few isolated showers have also developed near Cedar Rapids and from Iowa City eastward to north of the Quad Cities. Outside of these …
Ana?
The first tropical system of the year may be forming in the northern Gulf of Mexico this morning. The National Hurricane Center in Miami has the system (Designated as 90AL) as having a high probability of becoming a tropical cyclone before making landfall later today. Whether it becomes a tropical depression or even a tropical …
Rain in the North
Light rain continues moving through the northern tiers of counties in Iowa this afternoon. At mid-afternoon it was along a line extending from Lansing to Northwood to Storm Lake to Sioux City. The showers are moving ENE over the same areas. Rainfall is will light, generally under a quarter inch. The rest of the state …
Off and On Rain
A weak cool front is moving through the state this afternoon. A few scattered showers are expected along the front but will not amount to a lot. There will be and on and off chance of rain throughout the Memorial Day weekend. It won’t rain everyday, it won’t rain everywhere and it won’t rain all …
Renegade Storms
A few thunderstorms are currently moving through the Sioux Falls metro in SE South Dakota. These storms extend southwestward into NE Nebraska where a few Severe Thunderstorm warnings have been issued. These storms will likely hold together and move into NW Iowa sometime between 1-2am.
Very Windy
This afternoon, winds have gusted close to 50 mph. Sustained winds have been between 15-30. A Wind Advisory has been issued in the NW 1/2 of the state through this evening. The wind will begin to slacken off a little after sunset. With strong winds and very low relative humidities, there is a risk of …
Historical WX: May Tornadoes
Several Historic tornadoes occurred in the state of Iowa in the month of May. The EF5 in Parkersburg and New Hartford on the 25th in 2008. The F5’s in Charles City and Oelwein on the 15th in 1968. The F3 Washington Tornado on the 15th 1998. The F3 tornado that skirted Palo (which was devestated …
More Warm and Windy Weather
Another day of warm and windy weather will be on tap for Tuesday. Temperatures will easily make it into the 70s with many areas going over 80. Yesterday, Sioux City had a high temperature of 90°. They may hit that again today. Temperatures will continue to stay warm through the rest of the week, with …
Very Windy
The wind has picked up substantially today across the state. Winds have been gusting over 30mph and in some cases over 40 today. The wind is coming from the south bringing warmer weather back to the state. A few sprinkles have been reported in eastern Iowa with a distrubance that moved across Central Iowa yesterday. …