[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa00BorG4MM&w=640&h=480] WEEKEND RAIN: Best chances of rain are now looking like Saturday into Sunday across the state. Rainfall is looking a bit better with this system as well with some half to one inch totals possible with isolated totals heavier than that mainly in western Iowa. Temperatures will be warm again today with 80s …
Category: Severe Weather
Iowa Forecast Video 8/15/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWxndUA69BE&w=640&h=480] SEVERE WEATHER TODAY: The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk of severe weather for mainly late this afternoon and into the evening and overnight hours for all but the far southeastern counties of the state. The main threats will be from large hail and damaging straight line winds. The cold front …
Survey Shows Some Americans Take Their Chances and Ignore Evacuation Orders When Disaster Approaches
Had this sent my way this sent my way thought I’d Share it here with all blog viewers. 08/07/2012 – Northbrook, Ill. Americans and emergency management experts agree on one thing. Over the past few years, the U. S. has experienced a record number of natural disasters that have destroyed neighborhoods and cost lives. In …
Tragedy that Could/Should Have Been Avoided at Pocono
Today, at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania, 10 fans were struck by lightning after the NASCAR race at the track had been called due to a thunderstorm that was moving through the area. One of those passed away later at a hospital. What is not mentioned is that there had been a severe thunderstorm warning in …
Iowa Forecast Video 8/4/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFFKXGDEE78&w=480&h=360] STORMY SATURDAY: There is a slight risk of severe weather mainly this afternoon into this evening for areas east of a Waukon to Lamoni line. The main threat will be from damaging straight line winds with a minor threat of large hail. There is some discrepancy as to whether the front will move …
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Pottawattamie) until 4:30pm
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 402 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CENTRAL POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA… * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 357 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM …
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson, Jones and Linn) until Midnight
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1056 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHERN CEDAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… WESTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY …
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Grant WI) until 11:45pm
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1049 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… GRANT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN… * UNTIL 1145 PM CDT * AT 1046 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR …
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Clayton) until 11:30pm
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1025 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CLAYTON COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA… * UNTIL 1130 PM CDT * AT 1023 PM…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ROUGHLY …
Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Linn and Buchanan) until 11:15pm
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1022 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHERN IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN …