[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0cp0fFQxLU?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SEVERE THURSDAY: There is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight once more for most of the state. The main threats will be from large hail and damaging winds. Storms will fire by the late afternoon hours similar to yesterday’s activity, along a boundary that is still situated across the …
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Wednesday Afternoon Update
A Flash Flood Watch has been issued from this afternoon through tonight for Fayette and Clayton counties. Other Flash Flood Watches are possible later this afternoon. A microburst occured during the early morning hours in northern Johnson and southern Linn County as a thunderstorm moved through the area. Winds of 70-90mph were estimated from Swisher …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/27/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNxGXpur_Xk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SEVERE WEATHER RISK: There is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for a large portion of the state except the far southeastern counties. All modes of severe weather will be possible including tornadoes. However the threat will transition to a damaging wind threat. There is a possibility of heavy …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/26/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJShnX3BM8E?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN AND SEVERE: Another chance of showers and thunderstorms moves back into the state later today and will last through at least Friday. There is a slight risk of severe weather across far northwestern Iowa today with the best chances being over the Dakotas, mainly centered around Aberdeen SD where a moderate risk …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/25/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwEA9x2Iwkw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE RAIN AHEAD: A few dry days are in store across the state, but more rainfall is expected by the middle of the week. Rainfall amounts could be siginificant if the QPF chart holds with 1-3″ possible over the five day period (of which today and most of Tuesday will be dry.) Severe …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/24/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sULAAD1GFnQ?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] NOTE: Yes there is music playing in the background of the video, now back to weather. RAIN ENDS: The rain chances will cease later today as the storm system moves off to the east. It has brought beneficial rainfall to a good portion of the state, along with some areas getting damage from …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/23/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6rmATzjJ0I?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] MORE RAIN: Another day of chances of showers and thunderstorms. This will mainly be in the early morning hours this morning and then again in the late afternoon into the evening and overnight. The rest of the daylight hours should remain dry and hot as most of the state is again under either …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/22/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQElNYeEkKk?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] RAIN AND SEVERE: There are some slight risks of severe weather over the next two days over the northern sections of the state. The main threat will be from damaging straight line winds. (See video for threat areas each day) A frontal boundary which brought some pleasant weather and some rainfall to the …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/21/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2GTcMv8bKs?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] SEVERE WX RETURNS: There is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight from central into western and southwestern Iowa, mainly along the cold front that will be draping across the state over the next several days. The main threat with any storms that develop will be damaging wind. The heat …
Iowa Forecast Video 7/20/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NohHtk6GUqc?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] TRIPLE H AND TRIPLE DIGITS: Several locations across the state hit 100°+ yesterday. Waterloo and Muscatine both hit 102°, with Fairfield, Washington and Knoxville each hitting the century mark. Several co-op observers also reported triple digit heat yesterday. That was likely the warmest day of the year and the warmest day in several …