BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 825 PM CDT TUE MAY 20 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… SOUTHERN STORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… * UNTIL 1130 PM CDT * AT 824 PM CDT…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED …
Severe Weather Possible Today
The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for a large portion of central into eastern Iowa. The main threats will be from large hail and damaging straight line winds. These storms will be very scattered and not everyone will get a storm, but any of these storms …
Iowa Weather Report May 20th 2014
MORE LIKE MAY: Partly to mostly sunny skies with a threat of showers and thunderstorms again today across the state. The best chance of seeing any rain will be in the eastern half of the state during the morning and again in the afternoon into the evening hours. Highs today will be in the 70s …
Iowa Weather Report May 19th 2014
THE WEEK AHEAD: Sunshine and some storms will be a part of the weather forecast this week across the state. It will be much warmer than last week as well. Highs today will be in the 60s and 70s across the state with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. This will be with a system …
Iowa Weather Report May 18th 2014
WARMER AND UNSETTLED: Temperatures will continue to warm today across the state with readings climbing into the upper 60s and lower 70s with mainly sunny skies. The next storm will move into the state late tonight and Monday with a chance of some showers and thunderstorms. The far eastern counties may get some sunshine before …
POLYGON Issuance #11 Inside the Bear’s Cage
Another Episode of POLYGON this week delved into storm chasing with Chicago based storm chaser Adam Lucio. He has storm chased since 2004 and has chased in the Plains (or outside the area around Chicago since 2006) He has seen around 100 tornadoes in his chasing as of this past week. We discussed numerous topics …
Iowa Weather Report May 17th 2014
WEEKEND: Sunny skies will be the rule this weekend with some clouds around as well. Highs today will be in the lower to middle 60s across the state. Sunday will bring slightly warmer readings with middle 60s to lower 70s with a noted increase in the cloudiness by later in the afternoon into the evening …
The Last Frost Of the Season
The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory for the entire state for tomorrow morning. Lows will drop into the lower and middle 30s across the state. This may lead to some patchy frost in some areas. Be sure to cover your outdoor plants before you go to bed or, if you can, bring …
Iowa Weather Report May 16th 2014
WARMING WEEKEND: It will be another cool day ahead with a chance of afternoon showers especially in our eastern counties of the state. Highs will be in the 50s to near 60 across the state with some partly to mostly sunny skies in the west with some peaks of sun also possible in the eastern …
Frosty Morning Ahead
Frost Advisories (in light blue) and Freeze Warnings (in purple) have been issued for early tomorrow morning for areas west of Interstate 35 in the state. Temperatures there will drop into the lower 30s for a few hours which may lead to some damage to any sensitive plants that are left outdoors and are not …