A look at the weather map early this morning (a little past 2:00 a.m.) shows an ongoing but somewhat eroding mesoscale convective system moving east-to-southeast through the central Plains. Temperatures are ranging in the upper 60s to low 70s for most spots, the exception being areas where rain had just fallen. Dew points remain to be rather …

An enhanced risk of severe weather is currently in place for Tuesday afternoon and evening across southwest Iowa, primarily south of Highway 3 and west of Interstate 380/Highway 218. Large hail, damaging winds, and perhaps a tornado-or-two are the threats initially before the system grows upscale into a mesoscale convective system later in the overnight. Flash flooding is also a large concern.

A look at the radar early this morning shows several areas of showers and thunderstorms moving through the region. This activity will continue moving to the northeast at about 30-40 MPH. For more information, please read our latest short term forecast. Wednesday A messy severe weather situation will arise once again for Wednesday with a …

Here’s a quick look at the weather situation as of 2:30 a.m. or so. There are two lines that are expected to impact the state this morning. The first one it currently in northeastern Nebraska, moving to the northeast at 30-40 MPH. This line was originally severe in central Nebraska, but has since weakened. This …

A very active weather period is ahead this week with several rounds of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast through the weekend, including severe weather chances. This will make for a very challenging forecast as a whole as minor differences in a single day’s forecast can have an impact on the rest of the week. …

The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for this afternoon and early evening across the southern and southeastern counties of the state. The main threats from these possible severe storms would be from large hail and damaging straight line winds. A cold front will be sweeping into the state from the …

UPDATE: As of 2:48 a.m., Iowa law enforcement have canceled the Amber Alert that was in effect. The girl was found unharmed.

UPDATE: The Amber Alert previously in effect was canceled by state authorities shortly before 5:30 p.m. Friday afternoon.

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Adair, Adams, Audubon, Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Fremont, Greene, Guthrie, Harrison, Ida, Lyon, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, O’Brien, Osceola, Page, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Pottawattamie, Sac, Shelby, Sioux, Taylor, and Woodbury Counties until 10:00 PM tonight. …

The latest look at the weather situation tonight continues to show the possibility of severe weather across the area. Dew points in the mid-to-upper 50s to even low 60s in many spots are being observed in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa early this afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms are developing along a line from Sioux Falls, South …