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LIVE TICKER: Stay Up-to-the-Second with the Latest Information
We have launched the Iowa Weather Network Live Ticker in advance of the impending severe weather outbreak – and this can be accessed online at live.iowawx.com. Get updated severe weather information from our team of 3 forecasters and 2 storm chasers, live weather alerts, and complete access to our chaser videos. You may tweet us …
WXALERT: Watch Possible Across Southwestern Iowa
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma is monitoring southwestern Iowa for the potential of a severe thunderstorm or tornado watch, which may be issued before 6pm. A slightly unstable atmosphere may be able to create some isolated and local supercells this evening. Stay tuned for further updates!
WXALERT: MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has upgraded a large part of north central and northwestern Iowa to a MODERATE risk of severe weather. Models have gotten into better agreement on the system and the predictability on the system has increased. The moderate risk depicts where the …
Drought Remaining Steady; 2% in Extreme Drought
SVRUPDATE: Marathon of Severe Weather Beginning Tomorrow
Iowa is beginning to look like a route for a marathon, with two unusual October storm systems expected to develop tomorrow and Friday. More information on each storm is below. Additional updates will be made available as needed. First, we must discuss the severe weather threat for Thursday. This is moreso of a classic summertime …
Fridays severe weather risk.
The SPC has issued a Moderate Risk For severe thunderstorms for Northern into Central Iowa with a Slight Risk for the majority of Iowa on Friday. The risk area includes Waterloo, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City as well as surrounding communities. The moderate risk area is showing a heightened risk for Northern & Central …
Unusually Warm Summer-Like October warmth next few days, Then a strong fall storm system will bring storms and severe weather threat for Friday followed by very cool Fall-like temperatures for the weekend patchy frost north?
Regional Forecast Map. A warm summer-like airmass has overtaken much of the Upper Midwest and this will continue for the next few days. However a strong fall storm system will split the region in half keeping the summer-like warmth to the south and keeping cool-rainy conditions to the north. The two airmass colliding will cause …
Severe Weather 2013 Going Out With a Boom?
Prepared by Henry Luker, Lead Forecaster And we all thought that we were done with severe weather, told ourselves that the low tornadoes record was shattered and final, and pretty much dismissed the fact that there is always a possibility of severe weather in October, even though that it has happened with a large boom! …
Red Flag Warning in NW Iowa This Afternoon
URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 247 AM CDT MON SEP 30 2013 IAZ300-301-NEZ249-SDZ255-258-301700- /O.UPG.KFSD.FW.A.0002.130930T1900Z-131001T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFSD.FW.W.0004.130930T1900Z-131001T0000Z/ NORTHERN LOESS HILLS AND FLOYD RIVER BASIN- IOWA GREAT LAKES/ROCK AND LITTLE SIOUX BASINS- EXTREME NORTHEAST NEBRASKA-LOWER BRULE AND LAKE ANDES VICINITY- LOWER JAMES RIVER TO LOWER BIG SIOUX RIVER VALLEY- 247 AM CDT …