BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 553 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN WOODBURY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA… * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 552 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS …
Category: All of Iowa
Iowa Forecast Video 5/12/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_vD7lEp-ZE&hl=en&fs=1] SEVERE WEATHER: There is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight across the southwestern quarter of the state. This is a drastic reduction from yesterday which showed the whole state under a severe weather risk. Many of the severe weather parameters will be very low across the state today, however …
Two Complexes of Storms
Thunderstorms continue to move through SW and SE Iowa this afternoon. The most intense complex was located was near Greenfield to Sidney moving NE at 20-30mph. The Second was over SE Iowa in Henry, Jefferson and SC Keokuk Counties moving NE as well. These storms may become severe (As the one in Montgomery county did …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/11/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy8JvGP_I3U&hl=en&fs=1] SEVERE WEATHER: There is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for the western sections of the state, mainly west of Interstate 35. The main threat will be from large hail. Some damaging wind is possible as well. The main window of severe weather will be from mid-afternoon to around …
New Record Highs (5/10/2011)
A number of locations across the state have set record highs for the date. Here are the ones listed so far. Des Moines: 95°The old record was 90 degrees in 1911 Waterloo: 93° The old record was 90 degrees in 1911 Ottumwa: 92° The old record was 89 degrees in 1934 Mason City: 94° The …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/10/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lHyfb4AyOk&hl=en&fs=1] SEVERE WEATHER: There is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight across the far northeastern sections of the state. The main threat will likely remain north of the state in Minnesota along the warm front that moved through the state yesterday. Most of the state will be dry and warm …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/9/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQAeJF9-coM&hl=en&fs=1] SEVERE WEATHER: The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight across the eastern counties of the state. This includes Waterloo, Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, The Quad Cities and Burlington. The main threats will be from large hail and damaging winds, although a tornado can’t be …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/8/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2LieECpbIU&hl=en&fs=1] SEVERE WEATHER: The Storm Prediction Center has outlooked a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for the western half of the state. The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds. There is also an outlooked area across far eastern Iowa into Illinois for Monday and Monday night, however …
Summer Temps Returning Tuesday
Above is from the WRFn Model from the University of Illinois. This shows that very warm if not hot temperatures will be returning to the state ahead of the cold front that is forecast to move through on Wednesday. It shows 90s across SW Iowa, with 80s covering most of the state except the NE …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/7/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0LkLnHgY0A&hl=en&fs=1] STORMY SKIES: Most of today will be quiet with departing showers and thunderstorms out of the state by the morning hours. The next chance of precipitation will move back in Sunday afternoon and evening with another large storm system that will be sticking around for a few days with several rounds of showers …