A Few Severe Thunderstorms are located in eastern Nebraska. They are moving SE at between 15-25 mph. The storms should miss most of Iowa except for areas south of Council Bluffs. That’s if the storms hold together. There’s only a slight chance of Thunderstorms today in the western part of Iowa, otherwise the rest of …
Category: All of Iowa
Prelim Reports (OAX/DMX/ARX)
Here are the prelminary Reports from NWS Des Moines, NWS Omaha and NWS La Crosse. 0639 AM HAIL CEDAR FALLS 42.52N 92.45W 07/02/2008 E1.00 INCH BLACK HAWK IA TRAINED SPOTTER NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF UNIVERSITY AVE AND ROWND ST. 0640 AM HAIL CEDAR FALLS 42.52N 92.45W 07/02/2008 E0.75 INCH BLACK HAWK IA TRAINED SPOTTER NEAR …
730pm Update
An estimated 5 inches of rain has fallen in eastern Linn County according to both Des Moines and Davenport radars since this morning. Also 4-5 inches are estimated in small portions of Clarke and Decatur Counties. Also 5 inches was estimated in O’Brien County near Primghar from storms that had occurred this morning. At just …
645pm Update
A prolonged period in between posts due to very severe weather in my area. The only warning still in effect was for Decatur, Wayne, Lucas and Clarke county which is expiring at this time. There had been a tornado warning for Linn Benton and Johnson County until 615pm. This was cancelled at 6pm. This was …
430pm Update
Warnings continue for Douglas and Washington Counties in Nebraska, and Pottawattamie, Delaware and Dubuque Counties in Iowa. Nickel Sized Hail was reported in Douglas County Nebraska at 4:15. At 4:30 National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated the heaviest thunderstorms on the west side of Omaha, in a line from Belle Plaine to Newton, Northwestern Benton …
Midday Update
The Cold Front is sitauted into Northwest Iowa at this hour. A wind shift line is located ahead of the front from Mason City to Fort Dodge to Sioux City. Everywhere north of that line should see less of a chance of Severe Weather today, however the dew points in those areas haven’t yet dropped …
A Late Night Radar Update
A few thunderstorms have developed in and around the Siouxland Area. These storms are moving east at about 10-20 mph. A large complex of Thunderstorms that had developed in Central Nebraska has weakened and does not pose a threat to Iowa at this time. A slight risk of Severe Weather has been issued for areas …
The Return of Summer
The south wind has begun in the western part of the state. Winds Gusting to near 30 mph. Temperatures at 4pm were in the lower to upper 80s with dew points from the mid 50s to the lower to mid 60s. A round of thunderstorms is expected to develop in southern Minnesota this evening and …
Another Pleasant Afternoon
Today is one of those days you want to put into a bottle and save for the future. Temperatures at 3pm ranged from the upper 70s to the mid 80s throughout the state. Dew Points are in the upper 40s to upper 50s. Unlike this weekend when we had strong winds out of the northwest, …
Rainfall Surplus and Deficits
Here is a list of the Rainfall Surpluses and Deficits across the midwest as of Sunday.