The latest drought monitor shows that parts of western Iowa are now in moderate drought. This was a part of the state that was the least effected by the June floods and by Gustav’s moisture this past week. Also the drought that is taking place in parts of Minnesota is beginning to creep into northern …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
An Evening Look
The rain has moved out of the state. Rainfall amounts were up to 2+ inches in SE Iowa from this storm, most other places recieved at least 1/2 inch east of a Lansing to Lamoni line. There is a chance of rain Friday night into Saturday morning. The rain will likely be in the western …
Rain Departing
The rain is on its way out of the state. It should be gone by this evening. Most of the rain currently is in the eastern third of Iowa. The heaviest rain will stay in Illinois. Temperatures have been held down because of this with temperatures in the upper 50s. (Summer went away fast!) The …
Late Evening Update
There was scattered light rain in the southern part of Iowa. The heaviest rain remains in Missouri for the time being. Rainfall estimates of 1 inch plus will be likely in the eastern part of the state through Sunday evening. Most of this rain will fall tomorrow from Gustav. Isolated amounts approaching 3-4 inches won’t …
Late Afternoon Look
Most of the rain was south of a Davenport to Creston line. The rain was light in nature. This is the northern portion of what was Hurricane Gustav. The center of Gustav is still in southwestern Arkansas and is nearly stationary. The center should move to near St Louis by tomorrow and the heaviest rain …
More Rain Coming
Gustav’s outer bands are about to move into Iowa this afternoon. The rainfall will be very heavy in the eastern part of the state. The new QPF has rainfall amounts around 5 inches along the Mississippi River with amounts over 1 inch east of a Marquette to Mount Ayr line with 3 inches likely east …
Late Evening Scan
A group of showers and isolated thunderstorms were moving across the southeastern part of Iowa. The heaviest activity was located near Montezuma, along a line from Fairfield to Farmington and a cell north of Eldridge in northern Scott County. Rainfall will amount to a few tenths from these showers. The cold front is right along …
The Next Five Days
Above is the rainfall forecast for the next five days. It shows Gustav’s moisture will move north and northeasterly toward Chicago. Over the next five days at least 1 inch of rain is forecasted east of a line from Guttenberg to Lamoni, with isolated amounts over 3 inches east of a Clinton to Bloomfield line. …
Front moving through
The cold front is currently in the eastern part of the state. Most of the thunderstorms that are in extreme southern Iowa and northern Missouri are behind the front. Temperatures ahead of the front are in the mid 80s to lower 90s with heat indices over 100. Behind the front, a taste of autumn, temperatures …
4pm Update
Radar showed some hefty thunderstorms (non-severe) in northern Missouri. These storms are moving ENE and may effect areas south of a Lamoni to Muscatine line through sunset. Other thunderstorms may develop later this afternoon mainly east of Interstate 35. In Iowa a few showers were located south southeast of Omaha (part of a decaying line …