Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
Regional weather view. An area of high pressure will bring in seasonable temperatures to the region, with frost and freeze chances for Northeastern Minnesota and Wisconsin. It will be very dry with no precip to speak of across all areas accept the far south. Regional and Metro views. Weather to end this will will be …
As we begin the second day of Severe Weather Awareness Week, today’s focus will be on Receiving Warnings. The first precaution you should take is to become weather aware. What does this mean? This means that you are in the know of weather forecasts, have a safety plan set up, and that you can react quickly and …
With Severe Weather Awareness Week beginning today, each day we will be focusing on different topics. Today, our main focus is flash flooding. Each year, Flash Flooding causes nearly 150 fatalities per year, putting it into the #1 spot on the “Most Fatalities per Year” list. Flash Flooding is normally caused by slow moving storms producing …
Image from SPC The SPC has issued a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms tonight for Southern Minnesota, including Western and central parts of the local area. A warm front is slowly moving north through Iowa and approaching the area and with temperature and moisture slowly increasing in the area, some storms could spark along this …
The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and the National Weather Service have declared the week of April 2nd through April 6th, 2012 Severe Weather Awareness Week. Severe Weather Awareness Week is an annual event to remind Iowans that severe weather is part of living in our state and that understanding the risks and …
Written by the National Weather Service Severe Weather Awareness Week — April 2-6, 2012 The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and the National Weather Service have declared the week of April 2nd through April 6th, 2012 Severe Weather Awareness Week. Severe Weather Awareness Week is an annual event to remind Iowans that severe …
A rare early April sight. Blooming Tulips from Mayo Clinic Courtyard April 1st 2012. Is this really a surprise? It’s Official and safe to say this March was the warmest ever in the local area! Its quite more complicated then that becuase goes further then that, it is also going down as the warmest march …
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Dense Fog Advisory until 9am this morning for the following counties, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, O Brien, Osceola, Sioux, Rock MN, Nobles, MN, Jackson MN, Minnehaha SD and Lincoln SD. There is also a Dense Fog Advisory for Martin MN until 8am …
The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities has canceled the Severe Thunderstorm Watch that was in effect until 4AM for Linn, Johnson, and Washington (IL). Storms have moved out of these areas.
Thanks to these storms being near the Davenport radar, we have the option of seeing new Dual-Pol data options! This is one type of product that lets us view what kind of precipitation the radar is seeing. Currently, it is detected light-heavy rain and large hail in some areas (True, multiple reports by Storm Spotters).