The western half of the state is seeing a fairly wet day. Already some locales in SW Iowa have already received an inch plus of rain, while the eastern sections of the state have yet to see a drop. Currently this afternoon, the main batch of rain was over the northern into central and SW …
Category: All of Iowa
Flash Flood Watch Through Monday
A Flash flood Watch will go into effect later this morning (10am) and will be in effect until 7pm Monday evening for the following counties, Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Cass, Clarke, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, …
QPF Chart From Last Evening
The QPF chart from last night may look quite scary, with a bullseye of 7.9 inches of rain in the next 5 days in southern Iowa, with a large swath of the state receiving 3-6 inches. This looks to be a bit too much and will likely get lowered in the next run this morning …
Heavy Rainfall Expected
Below is the Area Forecast Discussion from NWS Des Moines with regard to the heavy rainfall that is expected across not only their CWA, but statewide as well. …HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED…WITH FLASH FLOODING…AND RENEWED OR EXTENDED RIVER FLOODING POSSIBLE BY EARLY NEXT WEEK… ATTENTION IS NOW FOCUSING ON THE HYDROLOGIC RESPONSE FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL …
Current River Flood Warnings as of Friday Midday (7/2/10)
Here is the latest list of river flood warnings across the state Raccoon River at Fleur Drive (DSM) Des Moines River at Fort Dodge West Fork Des Moines River at Estherville Des Moines River at 2nd Ave (DSM) Des Moines River near Eddyville Des Moines River at Ottumwa North Raccoon River near Perry Raccoon River …
This Morning’s QPF Chart
The latest QPF chart shows that more heavy rain looks likely across the state over the next 5 days (mainly beginning Sunday and lasting through Tuesday). Up to 3 inches of rain is possible with showers and thunderstorms that develop during the Sunday-Tuesday time period. Along with the threat of heavy rain, severe weather is …
Rain for the Holiday
Still looking like the 4th of July will be stormy across the state. There is a chance that some of the thunderstorms may be severe, but the main threat could be heavy rain on ground that is already saturated from a very wet month of June. This may lead to more flooding on rivers and …
July 4th Holiday Weekend Forecast Video
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8AnUKrvW7E&hl=en&fs=1] NOTE: Some of the July 4th Firework Displays maybe postponed due to thunderstorms. Forecast could change.
Current River Flood Warnings as of Wednesday PM (6/30/10)
Here is the latest list of river flood warnings across the state as of this afternoon. (2 forecast points were not included on this list as they are set to expire this evening). Also the secondary crest of the Des Moines River in DSM has been lowered slightly and moved to tomorrow afternoon. Saylorville Reservoir …
Current River Flood Warnings as of Tuesday (6/29/10)
Here is the latest list of rivers and creeks under river flood warnings as of Tuesday afternoon. The Des Moines River basin seems to be ground zero for this event, with those warnings lasting until “further notice”. Other warnings are through at least the holiday weekend. Wapsipinicon River near De Witt Des Moines River at …