The rivers are embeded in memory, Cedar, Wapsipinicon, Iowa, Des Moines, Mississippi, Turkey, Upper Iowa. They are along with many others were the ones that flooded to in some cases unbelieveable records. For only the second time ever, the Coralville Reservoir went over the emergency dam, (the other time was 1993) and crested just over …
Category: All of Iowa
Consistently Inconsistent
The forecast will make people pull their hair out. Forecasters predicted heavy rain was going to fall last night into this morning across the southern part of the state. Hardly a drop of rain fell. Today was projected to be cloudy with intermittent showers and temperatures in the 60s. Some parts of the state are …
Rain and Storms
Rain is quickly making an appearance once again in the state. Currently at early afternoon the heaviest of the rain was in southwestern Iowa. There is a Flash Flood Watch that goes into effect at 7pm this evening for the southern part of the state including the counties of, Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Davis, …
Quiet for Now
The cold front has moved through the state early this afternoon. A few light showers were located in the Dubuque area with some thunderstorms in western Illinois. The sky is cloudy for most of the state except in eastern Iowa where some sunshine has come out. It will remain quiet until Wednesday where there is …
Afternoon Notes
There is still a slight risk and a moderate risk of severe weather in the same locations as this morning. There was a thunderstorm which prompted a warning around Noontime that has since weakened and is currently between Spencer and Algona moving to the east. Large hail, damaging winds and tornadoes will be the main …
Rain This Morning
Rain, moderate at times and with some thunder and lightning will continue through the morning across the southern 2/3rds of the state. None of the storms are expected to be severe this morning. A Severe Thunderstorm warning had been in effect for Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and Linn Counties earlier this morning, but has since …
Slight and Moderate Risks Sunday
The latest severe weather risks have been issued from the Storm Prediction Center. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms for today and tonight south of a line from Sioux City to Osage. There is an enhanced moderate risk for the southwestern part of the state southwestward into Kansas. The main threats will be …
Watch Extended, New Watch Shortly
A Severe Thunderstorm watch which had been issued in SE Nebraska into Kansas has now been extended to include Fremont, Mills, Montgomery and Page Counties. This watch is in effect until 3am. A new watch is expected within the hour. This may include such areas as the Des Moines metro.
MCS Moving In
An MCS (Mesoscale Convective System) is beginning to move into the state early this morning. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued in eastern Nebraska, and several warnings continue in central Nebraska. Severe weather is not antcipated with this MCS, but some moderate rain will be possible as it moves through the state through the …
Severe Weather Threat Today
There is a slight risk of severe weather for today (mainly Saturday afternoon and night) for most of the state, (except the areas near the Mississippi River). Large Hail, damaging winds and tornadoes will be possible with this event. The main threat area for tornadoes (above) in mainly south of Interstate 80 and west of …