After the severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Cedar, Clinton and Jones counties this afternoon, the blog went back to find out when was the last time there was a severe thunderstorm warning for any county in the state of Iowa. The National Weather Service in Des Moines last issued a warning on August 19th …
Category: All of Iowa
A Few Storms With Hail
A few thunderstorms this afternoon have been producing some hail. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect until 3:15pm for Cedar, Clinton and Jones counties in East Central Iowa. Nickel sized hail was reported at Tipton. Other thunderstorms this afternoon may produce hail up to the size of nickels. Another warning or two could be …
Waves of Storms
An early morning look at the showers and thunderstorms moving through the state early this morning. The first wave of showers and isolated thunderstorms was along a line extending from Keokuk to Iowa City to Cedar Rapids to Waterloo to Osage. It is moving to the east between 25-30mph. There has been some lightning in …
Thunderstorms Developing
A line of showers and thunderstorms is currently developing over the central portions of the state. The line extends from Centerville to Fort Dodge, moving east and slightly north of east at about 25mph. The storms are not expected to be severe, but will have the capability to produce some brief heavy rain. More showers …
Severe Risks Waning
The riusk of severe weather has been taken out for the state for this evening and overnight, but there still will be showers and thunderstorms moving into the state during the overnight hours. Some of the storms may produce some small hail up to the size of dimes or nickels. Heavy rain will be the …
Severe Weather Risk Later Today / Tsunami Map
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk of severe weather for mainly later this evening into Wednesday night for areas in Iowa west of a line from Algona to Iowa Falls to Knoxville to Centerville. The main threat will be from large hail with some strong gusty winds being a secondary threat. Thunderstorms …
Frost, then Severe Weather?
A frost advisory has been issued for tonight and tomorrow morning for the eastern and northeastern parts of the state. This includes the counties of Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Floyd, Chickasaw, Fayette, Clayton, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Benton, Linn, Jones, Jackson, Cedar and Clinton. Temperatures will likely fall to the freezing mark tomorrow morning, leading to …
First Frost Likely This Week
A frost advisory has been issued for tomorrow morning in western Iowa for the possibility of temperatures dropping below the freezing mark. More frost advisories will likely be issued Wednesday morning for most of the state. Temperatures tonight outside the frost advisory area will drop into the 30s to around 40, while Wednesday morning temperatures …
Cooler Air Moving In
A cold front is currently sweeping across the state late this afternoon. With it, very windy conditions have been occurring all afternoon across the western part of the state. Winds have gusted over 40mph as cooler and much drier air is rushing in from the northwest. A Wind Advisory is in effect in western and …
Isolated Activity
A few showers have popped up this afternoon across the eastern part of the state. The showers are mainly along a line from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo. They haven’t moved much in the last hour and are raining themselves out. More showers are expected to develop this afternoon with any daytime heating or sunshine that …