Another Issuance of POLYGON brought Nate Johnson, meteorologist from WRAL in Raleigh North Carolina to the program live from his car. Discussion was on radar and being calm during tornado warnings which co-host Jeff was not this past Sunday during a tornado warning near his house. Discussions on radar on how some stations use it …
Author: Jeff Wilcox
Iowa Weather Report May 3rd 2014
WEEKEND: Sunshine will be in full supply today with readings in the 60s and lower 70s across the state. A disturbance will move across the northern counties of the state on Sunday that may spark and isolated shower or storm there. Readings will be held down with more clouds around with readings in the 50s …
Iowa Weather Report May 2nd 2014
INTO THE WEEKEND: We will be seeing more sunshine in the coming days but the chances of precipitation don’t really go away. A disturbance will move through the northern counties today that may spark an isolated shower there. Otherwise partly to mostly cloudy skies will be around with readings still remaining below seasonal levels in …
Iowa Weather Report May 1st 2014
ANOTHER SHOWERY COLD DAY: This upper level low which has been around for days is finally beginning to move away but its effects will still be around today with some clouds and a few showers. Not everyone will get wet. Readings today will be held down once again to the upper 40s through the lower …
Iowa Weather Report April 30th 2014
VIDEOS DISCONTINUED TEMPORARILY COLD AND SHOWERY: This stubborn upper level low will continue to sit and spin for the next few days with chances of showers off and on today, tomorrow and even into early Friday. Highs will struggle in the 40s and 50s during this time with mainly cloudy skies outside the shower chances. …
Tornado Watch #95 until 7pm This Evening
URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 95 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1125 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN IOWA EASTERN KANSAS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI * EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1125 AM UNTIL …
POLYGON Issuance #8 Time to Look Back
POLYGON Issuance #8B (actually the 8th episode due to numbering issues earlier) on April 25th brought together Jason Simpson, the chief meteorologist at WHNT 19 in Huntsville AL and Mike Wilhelm, a storm chaser also from Huntsville AL. The discussion was on the April 27th 2011 outbreak that occurred in the southern United States, that …
Iowa Weather Report April 25th 2014
ACTIVE PATTERN AHEAD: One, possibly two dry days ahead before a rather wet and stormy pattern moves in late Saturday night through the middle of next week. It will be mainly sunny across the state today with readings in the 60s and 70s. Slightly cooler air will move into the northeastern counties of the state …
Iowa Weather Report April 23rd 2014
RAIN AND STORMS: It’s going to be a rainy two days across the state with a system moving in from the west. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible off and on today and tomorrow across the area. Any severe weather will remain off to the southwest of the state. Rainfall through Thursday evening will be …
Iowa Weather Report April 22nd 2014
STORMS ON THE WAY: Today will be bright and sunny across the state but a bit chilly with readings in the upper 50s to near 70 across the state. Clouds will be on the increase tonight ahead of the next storm system that will move into the area Wednesday into Thursday. This will bring some …