A week from Election Day, it’s a good idea to take another look (our fifth) at what the weather might be like for Election day. The GFS Model Run (12Z) is continuing with this trend of a storm system moving into the state on Election Day. A 992mb Low over eastern North Dakota with some …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
No More Freezes
There won’t be anymore freezes (warnings, advisories that is), that’s because the growing season unofficially ended across the state last night with lows from 18 in Spencer to 28 at Burlington and Muscatine, we’ll still have freezes, they’ll just be more normal and not mentioned any further at least until the spring thaw. Indian Summer …
The Last Freeze Warning
I think this will be the last freeze warning of the season given the lows tonight and the date on which it’s occurring. This freeze warning will be in effect from Midnight Tuesday through 9am Tuesday morning for the following counties in Iowa, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott, Keokuk, Washington, …
Not as Windy
The winds have died down somewhat early this afternoon but are still gusting to 30mph statewide. Temperatures are struggling to get out of the 30s in some places with low 40s elsewhere. Winds will die down tonight leading to very cold temperatures with lows tonight falling into the teens and lower 20s, with the coldest …
Full Report on the Wind Event
Here is a full report of all wind gusts and or wind damage that occurred from Sunday’s windstorm. Little reports came out of Omaha and Sioux Falls NWS offices. PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 816 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON… ..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …
Wind, Rain, Snow
The evening is beginning with continued gusty winds over 45 mph, light rain and light snow intermixed along with plummeting temperatures. Temperatures have fallen into the 30s in the northern part of the state while still holding in the 40s elsewhere. Some minor damage to trees has been reported but nothing serious as yet. The …
Wind Gusts so far
Here are some of the wind gusts so far from this wind storm. Windsor Heights 68mph Ventura 67mph Mason City 62mph Marshalltown 62mph Forest City 62mph Estherville 60mph Des Moines 60mph Spencer 60mph (this past hour)
Freeze Warning
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has issued a Freeze Warning for the following counties in Iowa, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott, Keokuk, Washington, Louisa, Jefferson, Henry, Des Moines, Van Buren and Lee. This will go into effect at 1am Monday and continue until 9am Monday morning. This …
High Wind Warnings
Most of the state has been upgraded to High Wind Warnings, except Clayton and Allamakee Counties in NE Iowa and a few counties in SW Iowa. At Noon, a gust to 60mph was reported at Spencer. Mason City was reporting light snow with a wind gust of 38mph. Also the dewpoints are crashing into the …
Windy and Rainy
Up early this morning and the wind has come, with some rain. Temperatures are still holding in the 40s and 50s statewide with gusty NW winds approaching 40 mph. Light to moderate rain was falling (not sure if it was hitting the ground, probably going sideways) mostly along the US Hwy 30 corridor from Clinton …