Wednesday was a welcome relief of the constant heavy rainfalls the state has been receiving over the last couple of days. Skies were mostly sunny, but temperatures were still in the upper 80s to middle 90s across the state with high humidity. Heat Advisories and Excessive Heat Warnings remain in effect through Friday evening for …
Category: Severe Weather
More on Ames and Des Moines Flooding
Latest on Central Iowa Flooding (From KCCI) Full Article Here Residents in Ames, more than 56,500 people, were told Wednesday afternoon that they must now boil their water before using it or use bottled water. The city’s water system is now considered contaminated after a water main break State troopers are closely watching water levels …
Record Flooding Along South Skunk River
Here are the river forecasts for the South Skunk River from Ames down to Oskaloosa, where Record flooding is either occuring (as is the case with Ames) or is forecast. …THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUTATION. RECORD FLOODING IS OCCURRING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH SKUNK RIVER… …FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING… …
Flooding in Ames
This article is from KCCI in Des Moines: Ames officials urged residents living in low-lying areas to seek higher ground Tuesday night as more rainfall pounded central Iowa for the third night in a row. City officials say they can’t accurately predict crests on the Skunk River and Squaw Creek until the rainfall ends. They …
Flash Flood Warning (Appanoose, Davis, Monroe and Wapello) until 8:30am
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 219 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… APPANOOSE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA… MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… WAPELLO COUNTY …
New Warning (Jasper and Polk) until 1:45am
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 105 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… EASTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL 145 AM CDT * AT 104 …
New Warning (Boone, Dallas, Polk and Story) until 1:15am
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1229 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHWESTERN STORY COUNTY …
Flash Flood Warning (Dallas, Guthrie, Adair and Madison) until 6:30am
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1216 AM CDT WED AUG 11 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA… NORTHERN MADISON …
New Warning (Adair, Dallas, Guthrie and Madison) until 12:45am
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1154 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA… SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA… …
Flash Flood Warning (Mahaska, Marion and Warren) until 5:30am
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1133 PM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… MAHASKA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… …