Only a few clouds and lots of sunshine greeted the state today as the month of November dawned. The weather will remain tranquil through the week with only a slight chance of rain at mid-week. Temperatures will remain stable through the week with highs generally in the 50s and lows in the 30s. Rivers continue …
Category: Flooding
Rivers Overflowing
Here are the current rivers that are under flood warnings currently. The Chariton River near Chariton The South Skunk River near Oskaloosa The South Fork Chariton River near Promise City The East Fork Des Moines River near Algona The Des Moines River at Ottumwa Cedar Creek near Bussey The Skunk River at Augusta The Iowa …
Another Storm, More Heavy Rain
What farmers did not want to see is more heavy rain. Many locations around the state have seen at least 1/2 inch of rain so far, with a few places already over 1 inch. The big winner thus far is Ames where 2.04 inches of rain has fallen since Midnight. Currently early this afternoon, rain, …
Pictures of August 27th Flooding
Here is just a sampling of a few pictures from the Flash Flooding Event. More are at the link below. Cedar Rapids Gazette Article (Pictures at the bottom)
Flash Flood Warning (Des Moines and Lee)
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 934 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA… THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF BURLINGTON… EAST CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN …
Links to Numerous Pictures from the Flash Flooding Event
Here are a few links to the numerous pictures of the Flash Flooding Event that has taken place today across the eastern parts of the state. More will be added… KCRG-TV’s Younews KWWL Pictures
Incredible Increase in River Levels
Here is one of the rivers in eastern Iowa that is in flood at this time. This is from the Wapsipinicion River at Anamosa (the guage is on Shaw Road SE of town). The river this afternoon between 3-4pm rose over 2.5 feet. It is expected to crest tomorrow morning at 20 feet and then …
Flash Flood Warning (Louisa and Washington)
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 631 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… LOUISA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA… THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…WAPELLO…COLUMBUS JUNCTION… EASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA… …
Flash Flood Warning (Muscatine and Scott)
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 617 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… MUSCATINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MUSCATINE… SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL …
Flash Flood Warning (Johnson) until 11:45pm
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 551 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF IOWA CITY… * UNTIL 1145 PM …