Iowa Weather Network Archives from 2008 to 2017
Imagine being an early explorer walking through a thick wooded river valley, then up a steep hill and at the top of this hill seeing an endless sea of grasses and flowers un interrupted as far as you could see. This is what the explorers of the early times saw as they crossed the Mississippi …
CALM WEATHER: Widespread scattered showers and thunderstorms marched through the area yesterday along a warm front that pushed to the southeast. This cold front brought along with it cooler and dryer weather for the majority of the state, along with a thick haze that will continue to be seen in some parts through this morning. Things …
A plume of smoke from wild fires in northern Canada has spread over the upper midwest, and is reaching down to ground level behind a cold front moving across Iowa. This has resulted in moderate visibility restrictions and a reduction in air quality across much of northwestern Iowa. As of 9pm the smoke plume reached …
By Henry Luker, Lead Forecaster (discussion) and Jeff Wilcox, Senior Forecaster (graphics) Upper Midwest A relatively quiet fourth of July is on tap across the midwest with temperatures ranging from the low 60s around Lake Superior, upper 70s and low 80s in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, to the upper 80s and even a few 90s …
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1029 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA… BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL …
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has confirmed that an EF-3 tornado affected portions of Marion, Lucas, and Monroe counties on Monday. The tornado reportedly started at 5:05 pm 1.6 miles southwest of Columbia and continued on for over an hour before stopping 6.4 miles southeast of Albia at 6:08 p.m. Estimated peak wind …
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has placed much of east central and central Iowa under an enhanced risk of severe weather today with an elevated risk extending through basically the entire state. Storms are expected to be ongoing this morning across the state as a result of an enhanced low level jet and …
NOTE: The first paragraphs were composed before the complex of storms entered northwestern Iowa earlier this morning. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted an enhanced risk of severe weather today across much of eastern Iowa, including Waterloo, Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, and the Quad Cities. There are multiple uncertainties revolving around this …
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING. TIMING…THROUGH 8 AM. WEATHER CONDITIONS…THERE WILL VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS…SUSTAINED NEAR 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 70 MPH AT TIMES BEHIND …
The National Weather Service in Des Moines confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Central Iowa yesterday afternoon. The tornado reportedly started at 6:09 p.m. 3 miles south-southwest of Eddyville and continued 175 yards before weakening at 6:13 p.m. 3.3 miles west of Chillicothe. Winds peaked at 110 MPH, which is classified as an EF-1, …