Thunderstorms are only about an hour away from completely leaving the state. Severe thunderstorm warnings remain in effect in SE Iowa for the next 30-45 minutes. Cities in the path are Burlington, Fort Madison and Keokuk. Strong straight line winds will be the main threats as there have been wind that have gusted over 70mph …
Category: All of Iowa
Current River Flood Warnings as of Midday Wednesday (6/23/10)
Here are the current river flood warnings that are in effect. NOTE: (A number of them were issued last night based on the forecast of heavy rain to fall, some of them were cancelled this morning, when the heavy rain fell elsewhere and are not on this list here) Des Moines River near Stratford Des …
Active Morning Continues
While storms were blowing through my location (causing me to shut internet access down due to very vivid lightning), a squall line has moved into the eastern parts of the state. Currently, that same squall line is moving through Clinton and the Quad Cities. Those storms will move into Illinois in the next 30-45 minutes. …
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #388 until 6am
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective until 6am Wednesday morning for the following counties, Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clarke, Crawford, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Emmet, Floyd, Franklin, Greene, Grundy, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Howard, Humboldt, Jasper, Kossuth, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, …
Complex of Storms Entering State
The complex of thunderstorms, some of them strong (but not severe at this time) are moving into the state this morning. Also shown on the image is the approximate location of boundaries that have been set up by thunderstorms that have occurred earlier. A “meso low” is located just to the west of Omaha. The …
Moderate Risk of Severe Weather For Tuesday
It’s Back! The infamous moderate risk of severe weather has been outlooked by the Storm Prediction center for Tuesday for most of the state (except the far eastern and southeastern counties). The rest of the state is under a slight risk. The main threats will be large hail (best chances west of I-35), isolated tornadoes …
Two More Days of Possible Severe Weather
Even though Sunday was a real bust for severe weather across the state, there are still two more days of severe weather possible across the state. There is a slight risk of severe weather statewide both today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday). The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds from possible mesoscale convective …
Severe Weather Shortly in SW Iowa
A complex of thunderstorms is beginning to move into the southwestern portions of the state this evening. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until 3am Monday morning for the western and southwestern portions of the state mainly south of US Hwy 30 and west of US Hwy 169. There is another MCS/Derecho event taking …
Moderate Risk Again Today
There is a moderate risk of severe weather again mainly this afternoon and tonight across the entire state. The secondary threats will be large hail and isolated tornadoes (mainly west of I-35), but strong damaging winds will the main threat statewide today from thunderstorms that will develop. Another MCS/Derecho event is possible if not likely. …
Storms Developing in Western Iowa
Storms have begun to fire in the western part of the state late this evening. They aren’t severe at this time, but some hail up to the size of pennies (3/4 of an inch in diameter) is possible as these storms move to the east at around 25mph. Some brief heavy rain is also possible …