It’s been quite a while since we’ve had to discuss severe weather around here. Mother Nature has been awfully nice to us, especially around the 4th of July, with temperatures in the 70’s and 80’s around the area. Well, Mother Nature has held her silence enough and it looks like we will be seeing another …
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4th of July weekend forecast. Sunny and pleasent through Saturday, next chance of storms Sunday
Regional weather view For the 4th of July weekend we can expect a continuation of the pleasant weather we have been having over the past week. High pressure seen in the map above has been in control of our weather and will continue to be in control. For Southeastern Minnesota and Northeast Iowa we can …
Beautiful Summer-like weather
Front yard gardens July 2nd 2013 The past couple of days have been beautiful across Northeast Iowa and Southeast Minnesota as high pressure from the north has taken over the weather. We’ve had sunshine, low humidity and high temperatures in the lower 80s. This dry steak will significant help out water logged soils, Unfortunately it …
HISTORIC & RECORD FLOODING LIKELY ALONG THE WAPSIPINICON RIVER AT INDEPENDENCE – CREST AT 24′
.HISTORIC AND LIKELY RECORD RIVER FLOODING DEVELOPING. HEAVY RAINS OF 4 TO WELL OVER 6 INCHES NEAR AND UPSTREAM LIKELY WILL RESULT IN ALL TIME RECORD RIVER FLOODING AT INDEPENDENCE TODAY. THE CREST MAY BE HIGHER THAN THIS FORECAST AND WILL BE UPDATED IN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. RIVER FORECASTS INCLUDE PAST PRECIPITATION AND FORECAST …
Major Flooding across NE and EC Iowa
Historic and major flash flooding is ongoing this morning across many areas of Northeastern and East Central Iowa, especially along the Wapsi basin. Our own chaser Dan Gottschalk has been following the floods all through the night and says that many towns and roads are underwater and it isn’t looking good. Flash Flood and River …
Notable County Power Outages
Benton 403/6654 Cedar 12/4738 Henry 150/7,347 Jones 899/7879 Linn 292/91934
LIVE COVERAGE: Flash Flooding Concerns Overnight
Due to flash flooding concerns overnight we will be prompting for LIVE COVERAGE of the system. Feel free to comment or send in questions, and thank you for watching. CLICK HERE
WXALERT: Two Severe Thunderstorm Watches in Effect
The NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued two Severe Thunderstorm Watches for a large portion of Central and Eastern Iowa until 5am Wednesday. Large #hail, damaging #winds, and an isolated #tornado are all possible as a system begins to develop across Central Iowa. Stay tuned here for the latest! COUNTIES IN WATCH: Adair, Adams, …
Howard County Fair Forecast!
Downtown Cresco June 25th 2013 Howard County Fair Forecast The Howard County Fair is this week into the weekend from Wednesday the 26th through Sunday the 30th. The following is a weather you can expect for the fair activities. Fair goers can expect a fairly good end of the week for the fair with the expect …
WXCLASSROOM: Flash Flooding vs Areal Flooding — What’s the Difference?
These two types of flooding are confusing to many people. We get this exact question asked a lot. Let’s clarify! A Flash Flood Warning is issued when very heavy and intense rainfall occurs over a short period of time. This results in creeks and streams quickly rising out of their banks. Dangerous flooding in these areas …