The Storm Prediction Center has outlooked a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for most of the state of Iowa. The main risks of severe weather today will be large hail, damaging winds and an isolated tornado or two. Heavy rain is also possible as well. Storms will likely develop later this …
Category: All of Iowa
Stormy Night Ahead
Storms are beginning to move into extreme northwest Iowa late this evening. Some of the storms may become severe as there is a Severe Thunderstorm watch in effect until 3am for those areas. Many of the “severe” storms however have remained north of the state in Minnesota. More showers and thunderstorms are on tap for …
Some Weekend Notes
Skies this afternoon have been mostly sunny to partly cloudy statewide. A few showers and thunderstorms have popped up in Wisconsin and northern Illinois, but they will not effect any parts of the state this evening. There is a slight risk of severe weather for the rest of the afternoon and evening in the far …
The Ongoing River Flooding
River flooding continues across mainly the eastern parts of the state at this time. Many of the rivers, if they haven’t already crested will do so by this weekend, with many of them falling below flood stage by the early to middle of next week. Unfortunately more showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast (See …
Forecast Video Through Friday
This also includes the Race Weekend Forecast at Iowa Speedway in Newton. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKuwLGt9Rts&hl=en&fs=1]
River Flood Warnings as of Thursday PM (7/8/10)
Very heavy rain fell on Wednesday morning from Tama NE to Oelwein affecting mainly the Wapsipinicon river Basin (The Cedar was also affected as well but no flooding is expected at this time). Here is the current list of river flood warning as of this afternoon. South Skunk River near Oskaloosa (Ends This evening) Des …
Morning of Flash Flooding
Numerous showers and embedded thunderstorms developed this morning over the central portions of the state, mainly from Newton to Oelwein and moved over the same locations over the next few hours as they moved to the NE. Up to 5+ inches of rain fell according to rainfall estimates, in areas between Newton and Oelwein just …
River Flood Warnings as of Tuesday AM (7/6/10)
Here is the latest river flood warnings as of this morning. More rain is forecast today through early on Thursday across most of the state, so this list may grow. Cedar Creek near Bussey Des Moines River at Ottumwa West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt Des Moines River near Stratford Des Moines River near …
Heavy Rain Continues
Rain, some of it moderate to heavy at times continues across the state in a scattered fashion this afternoon. The largest concentration of rain was located from around Manchester and Independence southwestward to Grinnell and Newton. Flash Flood Watches remain in effect for a number of counties until Tuesday morning along with a number of …
Numerous Flood Advisories This PM
A number of counties in the central parts of the state have been or are still under flood advisories through the evening hours. At least 1-2 inches of rain has fallen in some places from Waterloo to Fort Dodge and also in SW Iowa, where up to 3 inches has fallen so far since Midnight …