It has been a rainy moring across the state. Currently the light to moderate rain has moved of an Omaha to Ames to Dubuque line. South of there, it’s dry and mostly cloudy. Temperatures are very cool with readings in the 50s where rain is falling to the 60s where it’s dry. A few locations …
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Iowa Forecast Video 5/25/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M-n4Wf9PIY&hl=en&fs=1] WATCH: A Tornado Watch was issued after the video was made for Lee County in SE Iowa until 8am this morning. SVR WEATHER: There is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight across the southeastern sections of the state mainly SE of a Clinton to Lamoni line. All modes of …
Storms to Continue Overnight
Thunderstorms continue on a scattered basis across the state. There is a small line of showers and storms from south of Dubuque to near Ames westward. This has been producing some lightning with it. Other storms are moving into the state from the southwest. These storms could become severe with hail being the main threat, …
The Latest EF5 Tornado
Parkersburg and New Hartford had held the mantra of having the last EF5 tornado in the United States. Unfortunately, that distinction has now been placed on a tornado in Monroe County Mississippi near Smithville, where the NWS in Memphis has indicated EF5 damage from a tornado on April 27th. Since 1950 there has been 57 …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/24/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxrRLpoxe9U&hl=en&fs=1] MORE SVR WEATHER: The Storm Prediction Center has outlooked the southern half of the state in a slight risk of severe weather. The main threat will be from large hail and an isolated damaging wind gust. A moderate and high risk exists further to the south in SC Kansas into central Oklahoma where …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/23/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk8MjktC0ZM&hl=en&fs=1] RAINY BEGINNING: A dry day to start out today, but Tuesday and Wednesday look wet once again as the front that will stall to the south of the state today will begin to retreat northward as a warm front. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible beginning late Monday night but more likely Tuesday …
Quieting Down
The main batch of storms have raced out of the state this evening with only some isolated activity remaining for the next few hours before everything moves off to the east. Lots of hail and wind reports and a few tornado touchdowns. We’ll see quieter weather tomorrow with mostly sunny skies and highs in the …
Watches to Be Issued Soon
Things are coming together for a round of intense thunderstorms across the eastern half of the state. All modes of severe weather will be possible with large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes possible. There is a moderate risk of severe weather across the eastern quarter of the state, with a slight risk as far west …
Iowa Forecast Discussion 5/22/2011
NO VIDEO TODAY SEVERE SUNDAY:The is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight across the eastern half of the state. The main threats will be from large hail, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. There is an enhanced area of severe weather across the far eastern counties for large hail and tornadoes. We’ll …
Enhanced Hail Risk Across Western Iowa
The latest severe weather outlook shows an enhanced area of possible severe hail across the western sections of the state. A new severe weather watch could be issued within a few hours across this area for that reason. There is also a slight risk of severe weather for Sunday across the eastern half of the …