With the Omaha WSR-88D radar completing their dual-pol installation yesterday, Iowa is now completely covered by dual-polarization capabilities. Nearly all of the nation is complete – there are about 6-7 in-county radars that remain. Once this is complete, 8 air force base radars will see their long-awaited level II (super-resolution capabilities). After nearly 3-5 years …

On the final day of severe weather awareness week we will be discussing Family Awareness. Are you and your family prepared to take shelter for severe weather? Do you have a designated shelter? (Courtesy: FEMA) Disasters of all kinds disrupt hundreds of thousands of lives every year. Each disaster has lasting effects, both to people and property. …

  Rain and Isolated Thunderstorms will be likely widespread across much of the area on Saturday. This combined with this spring’s snow melt will likely bring some drought relief across the area. Temperatures will be fantastic – they will hover near average with high’s in the upper 40’s northwest to the low 60’s southwest. Have …

Thunderstorms aren’t rare, that’s for sure. We’ve had plenty of thunderstorms already this year! But Severe Thunderstorms on the other hand, that’s different. A Severe Thunderstorm isn’t rare, either, however there are some extra precautions you will have to take in the case of this scenario. Alright, let’s get down to the specifics. The National …

TODAY: At 10:00am, the SPC will issue a Test Tornado Watch for Iowa and Nebraska. At 10:10am, the  NWS offices in Sioux Falls and Omaha will issue test tornado warnings for their counties.  NWS Des Moines and Quad Cities will soon follow at 10:15pm and La Crosse at 10:20am. Around 10:30 am, all Iowa NWS offices …

As we begin the second day of Severe Weather Awareness Week, today’s focus will be on Receiving Warnings. The first precaution you should take is to become weather aware. What does this mean? This means that you are in the know of weather forecasts, have a safety plan set up, and that you can react quickly and …

NOAA has released their annual spring outlook: and it look’s Iowa has a much better year in store. Temperatures across the region are anticipated to be above normal for much of the spring season, drought improvement, and even a bit of flooding. Snowstorms during the past month have contributed to above median precipitation across the upper Mississippi …

With Severe Weather Awareness Week beginning today, each day we will be focusing on different topics. Today, our main focus is flash flooding. Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than from any other thunderstorm related hazard, resulting in more than 140 fatalities each year. Most flash floods are caused by slow moving thunderstorms, thunderstorms that …