BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 746 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHERN IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL 830 PM CDT. …
Category: Forecast
Friday’s Storm Reports
Here is a list of the storm reports from the NWS in Des Moines and the Quad Cities on the very severe weather that moved through this morning and then again this afternoon and early this evening. Morning Storm Reports 06/19/2009 4:29 Audubon Gray,IA TSTM WND DMG 0 strong straight line winds. sparking transformers and …
Confirmed Tornado In Iowa
The Weather Service in Des Moines has confirmed that at least a brief tornado touched down earlier this evening near Cumberland in Cass County around 8:15pm. Some minor damage has been reported. More details will likely come tomorrow including possible rating of the tornado.
Welcome to Arctic Weather
At mid-afternoon locations in the northeastern part of the state have failed to crack 0. Cedar Rapids reported -8° at 2pm along with Mason City and Charles City. SW Iowa has warmed nicely, into the teens, with single digits elsewhere. Any snow that falls with the storm tonight will be very powdery snow (very little …
Iowa Tornado Outbreak of 2005
The Iowa Tornado Outbreak of 2005 occurred on Saturday November 12th, 2005. Temperatures were in the low 60s on Saturday. A Vigorous system moved eastward from the plains. The SPC had a slight risk of severe weather for most of Iowa that day. Thunderstorms began early in the afternoon and by 4pm the storms began …
Full Report on the Wind Event
Here is a full report of all wind gusts and or wind damage that occurred from Sunday’s windstorm. Little reports came out of Omaha and Sioux Falls NWS offices. PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 816 PM CDT SUN OCT 26 2008 ..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON… ..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …
IowaWX Blog now on Twitter
The IowaWX Weather Blog has now joined Twitter. You can follow my life at twitter.com/iowawx. Twitter has become a very useful tool in the last few months and with the winter season approaching, it can useful for small reports on what’s going on in your neighborhood, whether it’s a snowstorm, an icestorm or even severe …
Flash Flood Warning in SC Iowa
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 916 PM CDT FRI SEP 12 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… EASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… WESTERN LUCAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHWESTERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH …
Funnel Clouds possible in Central and South Central Iowa
…CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS THROUGH 10 PM… NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS EVENING. CURRENT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE SUPPORTIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS. USUALLY…THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN FORM DURING THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE OF SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS. THESE FUNNELS ARE NORMALLY BRIEF…DROP ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM THE CLOUD …
Possible Funnel Clouds in EC, SE Iowa this evening
…BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING… CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING IN EASTERN IOWA. THESE FUNNELS ARE TYPICALLY SHORT LIVED AND RARELY TOUCH DOWN. THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS THESE FUNNELS ARE DEVELOPING IN DO NOT SUPPORT STRONG…DAMAGING TORNADOES. IN THE UNUSUAL SITUATION WHERE THEY DO …