[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsb9ilhIVr4&hl=en&fs=1] MORE RAIN: Rain and not snow will be making a return to the state Thursday with a quick moving storm that will move through on Good Friday. Rainfall will be light across the northern half of the state with up to a half inch possible with heavier amounts nearing an inch across the …
Category: Flooding
2011 Mississippi River Flooding Update #6
The River has crested at Lansing, Lynxville WI, McGregor and Guttenberg. It will crest at Dubuque tomorrow and later in the week downstream. The crests have been raised downstream of the Quad Cities by as much as a foot. Major flooding is now expected at Keokuk. The river will continue to rise in those locations …
Iowa Forecast Video 4/19/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6Qz426ZZ8&hl=en&fs=1] WINTRY TUESDAY: A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect beginning at 7am this morning for NC Iowa and 1pm in NE Iowa (north of US Hwy 18). This will stay in effect until Wednesday morning. Snowfall amounts will be in the 1-3″ range mainly on the grassy areas, with some sleet mixed in …
2011 Mississippi River Flooding Update #5
Here is the latest forecast for the Mississippi River. The river has crested at Lansing, Lynxville WI and McGregor and is currently cresting at Guttenberg. The river will continue a slow fall in those areas. Downstream the river will continue to rise over the week with many of the crests taking place by this weekend. …
Iowa Forecast Video 4/18/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkM5RyKh6NU&hl=en&fs=1] WET WEEK: A wet and cool week is in store across the state. It begins with a storm moving in late tonight and Tuesday with rainfall that could be heavy at times. Severe Weather is likely going to remain just to the south of the state in Missouri and western Illinois with this …
Iowa Forecast Video 4/17/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkjoEprA5a0&hl=en&fs=1] RAINY WEEK: This week will be cooler than average, readings roughly 5-10° below the climatic norms, with several chances of rain possible. The next chance comes late Monday through Tuesday into early Wednesday. There is a chance like this past system that some snowflakes could mix in as the precipitation ends Wednesday morning. …
2011 Mississippi River Flooding Update #4
Here is the latest river forecasts along the Mississippi River. The river should be cresting sometime tonight or during the overnight hours at Lansing (below flood stage) and at Lynxville WI (Moderate Flooding). The rest of the river will still rise slowly with crests taking place through next Saturday down as far as Muscatine. From …
Iowa Forecast Video 4/16/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVpTQf4oiiY&hl=en&fs=1] BOUTS OF RAIN: The storm will be departing today with cooler conditions remaining over the state. There could be a few snowflakes mixed in with any precipitation during the morning hours. The next bout of rain will move back into the state Monday across the western counties and Monday night and Tuesday elsewhere. …
Iowa Forecast Video 4/15/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWMfRAFcKU8&hl=en&fs=1] RAINY: It will be rainy today across the state. The eastern counties steered clear of most of the precipitation yesterday, but they won’t be so lucky today with it. Rain, will overspread the state during the day with some heavy at times although amounts from this storm will likely remain under an inch. …
2011 Mississippi River Flooding Update #3
Here is the latest flood forecast for the Mississippi River. Some of the locations in the northeastern sections of the state (and Lynxville WI) have come down on their crests by an inch or two, but from Dubuque downstream, the crests have been inched upward from a few inches to over a foot, with possibly …