The NASCAR Nationwide Series at Newton got postponed yesterday due to showers and thunderstorms pounding the race track. Here’s your forecast if you’re planning to stay to see some great racing at Iowa Speedway. 4:00 AM: Widespread Showers and Isolated Thunderstorms, otherwise Overcast. Breezy. Temperature around 63°. Wind out of the South at 15 mph, …
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Sporting Event Forecast: NASCAR Nationwide Series at Newton
The NASCAR Nationwide Series at Newton is now scheduled to get underway in less than 24 hours at . Here’s your forecast if you’re planning to hit the road to see some great racing at Iowa Speedway. 8:00 AM: Partly Sunny, Temperature around 60°, Wind will be South around 6 mph 10:00 AM (Parking Lots …
Severe Weather back in Full Motion for the Weekend
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted an elevated risk of severe weather for the southwestern half of the state (enhanced risk across far SW Iowa) on Saturday as a low pressure system moves southeastward, bringing moisture into the region. Thunderstorms will be ongoing early in the day leading the way to an …
TODAY is Heat Awareness Day in Iowa
Via National Weather Service Des Moines, Iowa – Check out the IowaWX.com Heat Safety Page here The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, and the National Weather Service have declared June 6, 2013 as Heat Awareness Day in Iowa. Extreme heat is a seasonal hazard in Iowa which is often underestimated. Understanding heat safety is …
Current weather condtions and forecasts and interesting facts
Image from Iowa Environmental Mesonet Starting off this morning with current temperatures we have the warmest conditions taking place in the southern part of the state where it is currently in the middle 60s. The coolest conditions can be found in the northern part of the state where temperatures are 10 degrees cooler in the …
May 31st flooding, Severe thunderstorm and reported tornado in the Floyd area.
Rainbow on the back side of the Floyd Tornado storm cell. May 31st Lime Springs,Iowa The area was again rocked by several waves Severe Thunderstorms Friday May 31st, this time as a sharp cold front pushed through the area. The front was a slow moving front which allowed for multiple waves of severe thunderstorms to …
MIC Brenda Brock from NWS Des Moines Retires after 46 years of Service
Via NWS Des Moines Please join us in wishing the best to NWS Des Moines Meteorologist-In-Charge (MIC) Brenda Brock as she retires after 46 years of Government Service. She joined the staff here at the NWS Des Moines in June 1998 as MIC, and has served in many other NWS positions across the …
May 29th-30th Severe Storms causing wind damage and widespread flooding on area rivers and streams
Severe storm line approaching Cresco May 29th 2013 A very active stretch of weather for the area these past couple days. The latest round of weather was with a warm front/boundary that set up west of the area and was the focus for showers and thunderstorms late in the day north of Des Monies developing …
Summary of Iowa’s 43 River Flood Warnings
Minor Flooding Cedar River at Vinton until Monday morning – Stage was 17.1/15′ – Major Flooding Forecasted (19.5′) Cedar River at Waterloo until Sunday afternoon – Stage was 17.5/13′ – Flooding will Continue/Rise to 18.6′ Des Moines River near Eddyville until Tuesday morning – Stage was 56.2/61′ – No Flooding/Minor Flooding Forecasted/ Rise to …
We’re on Repeat: More Severe Weather, More Flooding
Author: Henry Luker, Lead Forecaster Contributor: Jeff Wilcox, Meteorologist-in-Charge It seems like it will never end. From severe weather to flooding, we’ve been seeing the same thing over and over again for the past two or three days. Flash Flood Warnings, Severe Thunderstorm Warnings, and River Flood Warnings seem to be a common thing now. Well, here …