The following rivers are currently under a flood warning as of this morning, The English River at Kalona, The Des Moines River at St. Francisville MO, The Mississippi River at Burlington, The Skunk River at Augusta, The Des Moines River at Keosauqua, The Cedar River at Conesville, The Iowa River at Marengo, Lone Tree, Columbus …
Category: All of Iowa
Flooding Continues
Numerous rivers, too many to mention are currently experiencing or will experience flooding in the next few days. The precipitation has ended across the state so flood waters will begin to subside later tonight into Monday.Here is the latest rainfall amounts from Iowa. The final totals will likely come later tonight or tomorrow, but most …
Damp and Dreary
A damp and dreary day continues at midday with light to moderate rain moving through the state. Some of the rain is mixing with snow in the northern part of the state. Clarion was reporting light snow at 11am. Winter Weather Advisories continue in NW Iowa for possible snow later tonight into Sunday. Heavy rain …
Slight Risk Today
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for areas in Iowa south of a line from Clinton to Des Moines to Hamburg. The main threat will be large hail. Another threat will be the possible flooding from numerous showers and thunderstorms that will move through today. …
3am Update
A Line of showers and thunderstorms currently extends from south of Muscatine to Washington to Oskaloosa to Winterset to Griswold to Malvern. These storms are moving to the east at 25-35mph. The strongest of these storms was located in northern Fremont and Southern Mills County in SW Iowa. Some small hail may accompany these storms …
Thunderstorms developing
Showers and Thunderstorms are developing across southern Iowa tonight. Some of the storms may produce hail up to an inch in diameter. Most of the storms should stay south of the US Hwy 34 corridor, elsewhere, rain possibly heavy at times will move through the nighttime hours.
Severe Wather Returns
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk for Severe Weather for today and tonight for southern Iowa, mainly south of a line from Hamburg to Creston to Muscatine. The main threat from thunderstorms that develop will be large hail. The thunderstorms will likely develop after sunset Friday night and will likely last into …
Table of Highs Today
Here is the table of high temperatures today across the state. Many places reached 70 degrees today. These readings came from the IEM (Iowa Enviromental Mesonet).
Record Highs Today (3/5/09)
Several locations have set new record highs today. Des Moines hit 74° today breaking the old record of 71° that was set in 1921. Oskaloosa hit 75° which broke the old record of 70° also set in 1921. Moline Illinois tied their record of 69° last set in 2000. Other locations have jumped well into …
Possible 70s?
Morning readings across the state are in the 30s and 40s, way above the average for this time of year. Temperatures today will climb into the 50s and 60s across the state. A 70 degree reading is not out of the question especially in south central Iowa from Des Moines down to Lamoni. Friday will …