BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 555 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… EASTERN BURT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA… NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA… NORTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA… SOUTHERN …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
5:45 Update
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BURT…NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES… AT 539 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE TWO SEVERE STORMS…ONE JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST OF LITTLE SIOUX IOWA…AND ANOTHER 3 MILES WEST OF BLAIR. BOTH STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT ABOUT 12 …
Mysterious Meteorologist (The Storms at Night)
These nocturnal storms for us (in Iowa) are usually part of a mesoscale convective complex or MCC. What are Mesoscale Convective Complexes? They are long lasting thunderstorm complexes that tend to dump a lot of rain usually in the Plains States (including Iowa). How do these form? They form from thunderstorm outbreaks usually on a …
Go West! The Churdan Tornado of 1969
On July 16, 1969, attention had been on Apollo 11’s launch toward an eventual landing on the moon, however that afternoon in the small town of Churdan in northern Greene County, there was more attention to the weather than the Apollo Mission. The day was very warm and humid, with temperatures near 90 and dew …
Slight Risk Tuesday
There is a slight risk for Severe Weather in the northern part of Iowa, mainly north of a line from Waukon to Missouri Valley. The further south you are the less of a chance of any thunderstorms occuring as the storms will be building off a stationary front located north of the state. The main …
Severe Thunderstorm Warning List
A little delayed due to my flu, but here is the weekly Severe Thunderstorm Warning list with map. For NWS Offices that have their CWA’s (County Warning Areas) that include Iowa, they go as follows. Des Moines (8th), Omaha (13th), Quad Cities (T31st), Sioux Falls (43rd) and La Crosse (65th). A new Tornado Warning List …
A Repeat of Sunday
Today should be a close resemblence to Sunday, with pleasant temperatures, albeit a few degrees warmer and low dew points, albeit a few degrees higher. The temperatures will continue to climb as will the dew points. It will feel more like a July summer day by Wednesday with temperatures in the upper 80s to middle …
Flood Update
Only two river points in Iowa are currently flooding. Those are the Iowa River at Wapello, and the Des Moines River at Ottumwa. Both locations are experiencing minor flooding and they should fall below flood stage early to the middle of this coming week.
Not the day to have the Flu
Today was a lovely summer day. Temperatures were pleasant in the upper 70s and lower to mid 80s with dew points relatively low, in the upper 40s to mid 50s. For me I have the flu and couldn’t spend the day outdoors in the summertime weather. This great weather won’t last as temperatures and dew …
The Rest of the Weekend
As the last of the rain is exiting the southeastern part of the state, the weekend should be sunny to partly cloudy with pleasant readings in the upper 70s to mid 80s with much lower dew points. Tonight will be a good night to open the windows as lows will dip into the 50s to …