Written by the National Weather Service in Des Moines ************************************************* The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and the National Weather Service have declared the week of March 25th through March 29th, 2013 Severe Weather Awareness Week. Severe Weather Awareness Week is an annual event to remind Iowans that severe weather is part of …
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Monday March 18th snowfall/wind event. Now 3rd snowiest March on Record at Rochester- This year is an extreme difference compared to last year.
Windblown snow on a cold morning March 19th 2013 Many are starting to get exhausted with this winter weather that seems never ending at this point. Monday a quick moving storm system brought moderate to heavy snows once again into our area. This one was a different then our last few because this one came …
Iowa Weather Roundup March 17th 2013
…A Blizzard Warning remains in effect for Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Hancock, Kossuth, Palo Alto, Winnebago and Worth counties from 1:00 AM Monday until 10:00 PM Monday… SYNOPSIS: It was quiet again over Iowa today with High Pressure beginning to move Eastward. Mostly Sunny skies prevailed for the majority of Iowa with a few clouds over Eastern …
Blizzard? Last Year We Were Seeing Record Highs!
Blizzard in late March? That’s a usual for Iowa – but last year, we were seeing completely different weather! From severe weather to record highs, Iowa saw it all. Highs reached the mid to upper 80’s in some areas, record lows were seen in the mid 60’s, and a slight risk of severe weather was …
Winter Weather Advisory Tonight through Monday for NW Iowa
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 441 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013 .LOW PRESSURE WILL BE APPROACHING THE TRI STATE AREA THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL CAUSE RAIN TO BEGIN TO DEVELOP MAINLY WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON…THE RAIN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW AND EVENTUALLY …
Iowa Weather Roundup March 16th 2013
WEATHER ROUNDUP: Saturday Afternoon brought a major cool-down after temperatures on Friday and Saturday reached the 70 and 60 degree mark in South Central through Southwestern Iowa. Sunday’s high temperatures were in the upper 30’s to lower 40’s, nearly 30 degrees lower than Friday and Saturday. Mostly to Partly cloudy skies prevailed throughout the day …
Iowa Weather Roundup March 15th 2013
NOTE: This is a new post that we will be publishing daily that will summarize each days’ weather and give a brief forecast for the next day or two. FRIDAY WEATHER ROUNDUP: Friday was an even more milder day with many areas reaching the low to mid 60’s with Lamoni rocketing to 70. Iowa should …
Very wintery cool pattern will continue for at least the next week. Next chance of minor to moderate snows is Monday. Midweek of next week looks cool to even cold but at least with bright sunshine!
Regional Weather View The weather pattern for the Midwest looks very cool and wintery like. The reason for this is because the jet stream has been stuck over the Midwest for the past few weeks. Which is also the reason for the very active pattern we have been in. The next chance of a snowstorm …
Thursday March 14th another snow event brought heavy snow and dropped a quick 1-2″ Were up to the 5th snowiest March in recorded history at Rochester. Quick warm up and sunshine after the snow helped aid in Tulips sprouting!
Heavy snow during the morning hours of March 14th A quick moving clipper system and warm front brought a brief burst of heavy snow for mostly the central and northeastern parts of the area. The snow lasted for about an hour or two Thursday morning. Snow from this clipper was compact on radar but was …
New: Iowa Weather Network Forums
We have done a extensive clean-up of the Iowa-Skywarn forums (now Iowa Weather Network forums), hoping to bring it back to what it once was. We have cleaned out all of the spam and installed more spam countermeasures to keep promotions and such away from it. Additionally, it will be having a UI update coming out …