There is a moderate risk of severe weather now for the southwestern parts of the state. This is where the best chances of severe weather will be today, however a slight risk surrounds this area and includes almost the entire state. The threats remain the same as this morning, however the tornado threat has increased. …
Category: All of Iowa
Slight Risk Wednesday and Thursday
The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for Today (Wednesday) and for Thursday for almost the entire state. Wednesday’s risk doesn’t include the extreme eastern parts of the state, mainly along the Mississippi River from Clinton northward. The main threats Wednesday (mainly afternoon into the evening and overnight) will be VERY …
After Midnight Notes
A few showers and thunderstorms, (non-severe) were along a line extending from Sac City to north of Onawa near Whiting. This showers and storms were moving to the east and slightly southeast at about 20-25 mph. These storms had been severe earlier in the Sioux City area and had been tornadic in South Dakota. Dense …
Severe Weather on Tuesday and Wednesday
There is a slight risk of severe weather for today (Tuesday) and Wednesday for parts of Iowa. Tuesday’s risk area is mainly for areas southwest of a line from Algona to Ottumwa to Burlington. Wednesday’s risk includes the entire state of Iowa. The threats both days will be large hail and damaging winds and isolated …
Storms Moving Into State
A line of strong to severe thunderstorms is about to move into the southwestern parts of the state late this evening. A Severe Thunderstorm watch is in effect until 3am for the counties of Adams, Cass, Ringgold, Taylor, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page and Pottawattamie. Some warnings may occur in these areas in the next hour …
Severe Weather Returns?
The storm Prediction Center has issued the new outlooks for today Monday and Tuesday. There is a slight risk of severe weather on both days for parts of Iowa. This is in direct contradiction with what was posted yesterday, when SPC had no risk in the state for Monday and Tuesday. Monday’s risk is mainly …
More Rain and Then Heat
Some more rain will move into the state beginning late tonight and especially Monday and Tuesday. Some of the rain might be heavy once again, but flooding should not be a main factor. Also what won’t be a main factor will be severe weather. None is expected with this next storm system as it moves …
Rain finally finding the Exit
After a prolonged rain event throughout the night into the morning (in which rain continued developing repeatedly), The rain is finally making its way out of the state. All the rain should be gone by mid-morning. In its wake, rainfall amounts were varied, with some locations recieving over an inch, some estimates have close to …
Scattered Rain
A batch of light to moderate rain is moving across the state late this afternoon. Rainfall amounts will generally be under a half inch with some heavier amounts possible. The rain will move out later tonight and early tomorrow morning. The weekend will be dry.
Getting Dry
The latest drought monitor shows that it’s becoming abnormally dry across the western part of the state. These areas as was mentioned a week or so ago are about 3-4 inches down on rainfall for the year. Some rain is forecast in the next week which may allievate any further drought from developing in this …