There is a slight risk for severe weather for the entire state of Iowa for Friday. The threats remain the same as they were yesterday. Large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes (although highly unlikely). The setup seems to more conducive for development of thunderstorms today. Unless cloudiness from thunderstorms ongoing in southern and southwest …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Afternoon Update
There is still a slight risk of Severe Weather southwest of a line from Mason City to Davenport. The liklihood is that any storms that develop will occur this evening and in the overnight. Temperatures in most of Iowa were in the 60s and low 70s with cloudy skies. SW Iowa temperatures were in the …
Afternoon Flooding Update
Several Rivers are still flooding at this time. Several of the rivers are flooding because of the rain that has fallen in SW Iowa this morning that dumped over 5 inches of rain in some places. Here are the rivers that are currently in flood. The East Fork of the 102 River at Bedford is …
Heavy Rainfall Reports
Several reports of more than 3 inches of rain have come into the National Weather Service Office in Des Moines. A public report of nearly 6 inches south of Fontenelle, and at the Creston airport seem to be the largest thus far. Beconsfield reported over 4 inches. Another inch or so of rain will fall …
Slight Risk Thursday
There is a slight risk for Severe Weather in Iowa for Thursday. This is mainly for parts of Iowa south of a line from Mason City to Davenport. The threats will be large hail and damaging winds. An isolated tornado cannot be ruled out but is unlikely. Currently this morning a decaying MCS is moving …
Flooding Update
Several Rivers in SE and SC Iowa are still currently flooding. The rivers will continue to be above flood stage at least through the weekend barring any heavy precipitation that falls tonight and Thursday. The Des Moines River at Ottumwa is in Minor flood at this time and is expected to be in Moderate flooding …
10pm Update
Numerous scattered light to moderate showers are moving through the state. No more than 1/2 inch of rain will fall with any of these showers that are moving through the state at this time. The RAGBRAI riders in Tama-Toledo will get wet tonight. Another complex of thunderstorms is expected to move through in the morning …
The Derecho on Monday Morning
Early Monday morning a complex of thunderstorms developed in and around Sioux City. These thunderstorms proceeded east and southeast into Iowa and began to develop further. Wind gust over 80 with some wind gusts estimated over 100 mph were felt thoroughout Iowa. Numerous reports of damage were recieved in a 15-25 mile wide swath from …
Mid Afternoon Update
I have returned home from Minnesota so updates will be more frequent from here in. At 3pm there was a batch of light to moderate rain in NW Iowa mainly north of US Hwy 20 and west of US Hwy 71. This is moving to the east and should amount to only a quarter of …
Wednesday Outlook
I will be returning to Iowa today from Minneapolis. No rain is forecast for RAGBRAI riders during the day on their way from Ames to Tama-Toledo. A chance of thunderstorms will be possible this evening mainly west of Interstate 35 with the chances increasing as the night goes on toward the east. This is with …