The front has moved well off to the east of the state early this afternoon leaving Iowa in the dry slot. Rain and thundershowers are off to the east, while snow is rotating around the low pressure center to our west. These snow showers will move in (mixed with rain) later tonight and most of …
Category: All of Iowa
Late Evening Update
Moderate to Heavy rain is moving northbound from Missouri. This will dump at least an inch of rain in the eastern 1/2 of the state tonight. The rain is east of a line from Algona to Jefferson to Clarinda. Areas west of that line may see a few scattered showers but nothing that will amount …
Just after 9pm
Thunderstorms have weakened below severe weather limits. The chances of any storms reintensifying are low. These storms will continue to produce moderate to at times heavy rain across the state for the rest of the night. Gusty winds to 40mph will be possible along with a slight chance of some small hail. Currently the storms …
6:45pm Update
All Warnings in Iowa have expired at this time, however a line of strong thunderstorms continues moving through the western part of Iowa. This line was located from near Spencer to Denison to Shenandoah. The strongest of these storms was located between Shenandoah and Sidney in Fremont County, where a tornado warning was in effect …
5:30pm Update
Numerous Thunderstorms have become severe in SE Nebraska. These storms will move into SW Iowa in the next hour and some warnings may be issued at that time. The main threats remain, large hail and damaging winds. The rest of the state east of Interstate 35 will see scattered light rain off and on the …
Thunderstorms Moving In
A line of thunderstorms has developed. This line was located from Sioux City to just east of Beatrice Nebraska. None of these storms are severe as yet. However a few of the storms are beginning to show hail cores, especially in SE Nebraska and NE Kansas where there is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect. …
A Look This Afternoon
A few showers continue to occur across Iowa this afternoon. A tenth of an inch is possible with any of these showers as they move to the NE. Most of the scattered showers were along a line extending from Charles City to Lamoni. Thunderstorms will develop later this afternoon to the west and push into …
Midday Look
There is still a slight risk of severe weather for the rest of the day into tonight for the same areas in the post below. There have already been a few thunderstorms this morning in the state. So some people didn’t get a lot of sleep after watching Election Results last night to get awakened …
Slight Risk Today (Wednesday)
There is a slight risk for severe weather for today and tonight for areas in Iowa west of a line from Forest City to Nevada to Centerville. The primary threats in Iowa will be large hail and possibly damaging winds. Tornadoes can not be ruled out at this time, but the better chances will be …
Election Day Notes
This is election day and the weather won’t be a worry for voting. Polls are open in Iowa until 9pm. There should be no problem heading out to the polls. There is still a slight risk of severe weather in Iowa for Wednesday for areas west of a line from Forest City to Marshalltown to …