Except for a few pop up showers and breezy conditions throughout the state. It’s been a relatively quiet day in Iowa. Temperatures were running around 5-10 degrees below normal. The showers ongoing should weaken toward sunset and the winds should lessen to being a crisp summer night to the state, with temperatures settling into the …
Category: All of Iowa
Evening Update
Showers continue to cross the northern half of the state, most of the showers have moved east of Interstate 35 with the heaviest of the showers staying north of US Hwy 20, although some have drifted as far south as Interstate 80. Strong winds will continue through the evening hours gradually decreasing towards midnight. The …
Very Windy Today
Strong winds are currently moving through Iowa this afternoon. A Wind Advisory is in effect for central into Northwest Iowa. Along with the strong winds out of the northwest, a drier and much cooler weather regime has moved in as well. Temperatures at 4pm were ranging from 62 in Spencer to 82 in Keokuk. Some …
Watch Cancelled
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been cancelled for the entire Quad Cities CWA. It’s only in effect until 1am for portions of NE Iowa and a small portion of south central Iowa. This will likely be cancelled as well before the expiration time. Storms were weakening but still capable of producing moderate to heavy rain …
730pm Radar Update
Currently there is a line of thunderstorms extending from Decorah to Gilman. Another line of storms extends from Thayer to Lamoni. In between, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms extend from Gilman to Thayer. Currently there are warnings in effect in Linn, Benton, Tama and Decatur County. These storms are moving east at 45. There has …
630pm Update
A broken line of thunderstorms extended from Cresco to Iowa Falls to Ames to Luther. Another Line (a Bowing Segment) extends from Fontanelle to Cromwell to Bedford to Rockport MO. Brief heavy rain and small hail will accompany the storms. Numerous Counties remain under warnings at this time.
New Watch New Warning
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 1am Saturday for the following counties in Iowa. ADAIR ADAMS ALLAMAKEE APPANOOSE BENTON BLACK HAWK BOONE BREMER BUCHANAN BUTLER CASS CEDAR CERRO GORDO CHICKASAW CLARKE CLAYTON CLINTON DALLAS DAVIS DECATUR DELAWARE DES MOINES DUBUQUE FAYETTE FLOYD FRANKLIN GRUNDY GUTHRIE HAMILTON HARDIN HENRY HOWARD IOWA JACKSON JASPER JEFFERSON …
Notes
The Thunderstorm Watch in the counties bordering the Mississippi River in Illinois have been dropped out. Currently only a few light showers are occuring in far eastern Iowa. There is still a slight risk of Severe Weather for Iowa EAST of US 59. The winds have shifted to the west in most locations at this …
Another Watch
Another Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until 8:00 PM for our neighbors to the north. The watch extends from the Iowa Minnesota border to the US Canadian Border. A small cell has developed in southwestern Monona County near Blencoe. We’ll see if this begins Round 2 for the state this afternoon. Another shower has …