Radar shows a severe thunderstorm in Allamakee County in NE Iowa northeast of Waukon. This storm is moving SE and will move toward Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin in the next hour. There are a few cells trying to form in Howard County near Cresco, otherwise the rest of the state remains dry. There is still …
Category: All of Iowa
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #616
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 5pm for the following counties, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Jasper, Kossuth, Marshall, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Poweshiek, Story, Tama, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, Wright, Benton, …
Severe Weather Then More Cold Air
Friday will be a turning point in the next week of weather in the state. A cold front is expected to move into the state Friday and will likely spark a few showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms may become severe with large hail and damaging winds being the main threats with the activity. …
Isolated Activity
The sky has begun to clear across the state, however with an unstable atmosphere and a cold pool aloft, there will be an isolated chance of a thunderstorm through sunset this evening across the state. Already late this afternoon, a few storms have begun to fire north of Algona. They may become severe with large …
A Lot of Rain
A band of very heavy rain fell across the eastern part of the state today. Some areas recieved over 3 inches of rain. Asbury, a suburb of Dubuque had 3.10 inches of rain. Lowden had 3 inches, Anamosa had 2.80 inches, Springville got 2.54 inches. Cedar Rapids had anywhere between 1.5 and 2 inches of …
Rainy Weather
A glob of light to at times moderate rain continues moving across the eastern parts of the state. A few thunderstorms are possible in northern Iowa that could produce some hail. Rainfall will generally range between 1/2 and 1 inch with some places recieving more and others less. Skies are beginning to clear in western …
Another Round of Records
Another morning brought another round of record lows. Burlington fell to 53° this morning breaking an 80 year old mark. Moline IL brought an over 100 year record by dropping to 50°. Cedar Rapids and Dubuque each tied their record for today, with temperatures of 50° and 49° respectively. This will likely be the last …
More Records Fall
This morning more records fell by the wayside. Cedar Rapids broke a record for the second straight morning with a low of 50°, Burlington tied their record low of 54°, and Ottumwa recorded a new record low of 51° Sunday morning. There was also a few record low highs set yesterday in Moline and Dubuque. …
Another Cold Night
After a record breaking cold night last night, tonight could break some more records especially in the eastern part of the state. Cedar Rapids broke their record low Saturday morning with a 49°. Sunday morning and even Monday morning could break a few more records before temperatures begin to rise. Highs will generally be in …
Cold for July
A few records were touched this morning, Spencer tied their record low with 50, Omaha NE broke their previous record low by dropping this morning to 53. More record lows are likely tomorrow morning with temperatures at mid-afternoon stuck in the low-mid 60s. Dubuque at 3pm reported 59°. This is very atypical for July and …