SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 835 PM CDT THU APR 13 2006 IAC103-140200- /O.CON.KDVN.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-060414T0200Z/ JOHNSON IA- 835 PM CDT THU APR 13 2006 …A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY… AT 833 PM CDT…TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR …
Category: Historical Weather
Historical WX: The Late May Snowstorm of 1947
This is certainly something you wouldn’t expect as you head into Memorial Day Weekend, but those in the upper midwest thought the same thing as Memorial Day (then Decoration Day) approached. Temperatures preceding the storm had been in the 60s and 70s (around average for the time of year). A cold front moved through the …
Historical WX: May 27th 1995
A small but very strong tornado outbreak occurred on this date 15 years ago this evening. Numerous thunderstorms were moving through the western and central portions of the state early in the evening hours. The first tornado warnings were issued just before 7pm near Sioux City. Between 7-11pm, 26 more tornado warnings were issued (25 …
Historical WX: May 15th 1968
Front Page of Oelwein Daily Register (May 16th 1968) NOTE: The woman on the front page of the Oelwein Daily Register (above) died shortly after the picture was taken. She was one of the 2 fatalities in Oelwein, the other 2 mentioned in the newspaper were from nearby Maynard. From the NWS in LaCrosse’s Website …
Video from the Tornado that hit Washington 12 years ago Today
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Historical WX: Largest Tornado Outbreak in Iowa
The morning of Wednesday April 11, 2001 was a stormy one across the state. Numerous showers and thunderstorms were roaming the countryside as a storm system was strengthening over the central plains. A warm front was sprawled along the Interstate 80 corridor. It had already been an active weather week. Numerous severe thunderstorm and tornado …
Interesting Notes about Tornado Warnings
With the IEM receiving the data of severe Thunderstorm and tornado warnings back to 1986 from the NWS, it is worth a look at what counties (pre and post polygon era) has had the most tornado warnings issued in the state since 1986. NOTE: This does include the polygon warnings (2007-Present) which only includes parts …
A Calm Cool Week for Girl’s State BB
This upcoming week looks to stay quiet with little if any precipitation effecting the state. Temperatures will be in the 30s for highs most of the week, with lows in the teens to around 20. Typically the week of Girl’s State Basketball Tournament in Des Moines brings up the numerous times over the years that …
It Could Be Worse!
Today is the date of Iowa’s all time record low of -47° set at Elkader in 1996. This was a part of a major cold spell that occurred over a 5-6 day period at the end of January and early February. On Feb 3rd 1996 numerous records fell, with Des Moines dropping to -26 (still …
Tale of Two Supercells
Above are two radar images from two different dates, (The date has been blacked out on the images.) One of these is the Parkersburg EF5 Tornadic supercell, the other is the supercell that produced the Dunkerton Tornado and numerous others on May 11th 2000. Can you tell the difference? Which radar image is what? Time …