[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMEvjlV8XE0&hl=en&fs=1] GOOD FRIDAY STORM: The next storm will be knocking on the door of the state later today, with precipitation breaking out across western Iowa as early as this afternoon with the eastern counties holding out until tonight or early Friday morning. A Warm front currently stalled over Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama will retreat …
Category: Severe Weather
2011 Mississippi River Flooding Update #7
The Mississippi River has now crested in Dubuque and will crest tonight in Bellevue. The river will continue to fall slowly upstream of Dubuque while the river will rise at least another foot to the south. The river crests will be downstream of Keokuk by Easter Sunday and the entire rive will be falling at …
Iowa Forecast Video 4/20/2011
[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 …
Snowfall Totals (4/19/2011)
Here are a few snowfall totals from the snow that fell across the far northern portions of the state today. Calmar 4.8″ Cresco 4.7″ St. Ansgar 3.5″ Lansing 3.2″ 8NW Waukon3 .2″ New Hampton 3″ Charles City 3″ 9W Fayette 2.5″ Dorchester 2.3″ Monona 2″
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 …
New Warning (Fremont) until 3:45am
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 311 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… WEST CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA… NORTHWESTERN NEMAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA… EASTERN OTOE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA… * UNTIL …
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. …