Regional Weather View A hot windy could of days is ahead for the region ahead of the areas next weather maker. A strong cold front will sweep in on Wednesday ans Thursday spreading showers across the region. The shower threat will continue into Thursday for parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa. Thursday will be …
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Drought condtions expanding across the area. Exceptional drought in parts of Mower and Fillmore counties
Minnesota State Drought Monitor September 6th 2012 Drought and dry conditions are continuing to become a significant issue across the local area. The latest drought monitor has put the entire area into a status, and southern areas in Far southern Mower and Fillmore counties in severe to exceptional drought. Moderate drought extends into eastern Winona …
WXALERT: Watch Possible for Western Iowa Overnight
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted Mesoscale Discussion #1908, which relates to the possibility of a Severe Thunderstorm Watch over Iowa. Potential does exist overnight for at least a threat of large hail, damaging winds, and even a isolated tornado over North Central, North Western, West Central, and Central Iowa. While a lot …
2 Rounds of damaging thunderstorms impact the area 1st produced very large hail in Winona and Fillmore counties, 2nd round very sigificant squall line with severe winds in Dodge, Mower and Olmstead Counties. Area wide damage and power outages. Wind gusts as high as 74MPH reported in Rochester.
Thunderheads from thunderstorms causing severe hail in Fillmore county September 4th 2012 The area was highly impacted by severe thunderstorms on Tuesday rolling over into the early Wednesday morning hours. The storms caused everything from extreamlly large hail over 2 inches in diameter to very high winds causing widespread damage. This report will break down the …
Slight risk for severe thunderstorms tonight.
Image from SPC A Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms has been issued today for Southeastern Minnestoa, Northeast Nebraska, Northern and Central Iowa, Western and Northern Wisconsin. This includes all of the local area. A cold front will push across the region today into a warm humid airmass. Thunderstorms will spark on this front in Minnesota, …
1 more Hot and Humid Day with Needed rain threat tomarrow along with the chance for severe thunderstorms tomarrow. Pleasently cooler for the middle part of the week.
Regional weather view. There is some weather to speak of in the Upper Midwest this week. A weather system moving across the region will spark showers and thunderstorms to parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Northern Iowa. Some of these storms will have the chance to become severe. This system will bring much needed rain to …
Service Change Notice regarding SPC Experimental Thunderstorm Outlooks
NOUS41 KWBC 231822 PNSWSH Service Change Notice 12-29 National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC 120 PM EDT Thu Aug 23 2012 To: Subscribers: -Family of Services -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPort Other NWS partners and employees From: Eli Jacks Chief, Fire and Public Weather Services Branch Subject: Transition of NWS …
Service Change Notice regarding SPC Day 3 Outlooks
NOUS41 KWBC 121515 PNSWSH Service Change Notice 12-26 National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC 1115 AM EDT Thu Jul 12 2012 To: Subscribers: -Family of Services -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Managers Weather Information Network -NOAAPORT Other NWS partners and NWS employees From: Russell Schneider Director, Storm Prediction Center Subject: General Thunderstorm Information Added to …
Several More Record Highs from Thursday
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON CITY IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 95 LAST SET IN 1941. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN WATERLOO REACHED 96 DEGREES TODAY…WHICH TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH OF 96 SET IN 1937.
August 30th extreame heat, offical highs reported of 99.F and a few other stations breifly hitting triple digit values.
Hot Rochester sunset looking west from RCTC towards Downtown August 30th 2012 Even as we near the month of September which normally signifies cooler weather extreme heat continues to be the main weather story type in Southeastern Minnesota. Today an area hot area of high pressure that has been sitting to our south for the …