WARMING INTO THE WORK WEEK: Readings will slowly warm back up after a cold day today with more clouds and some chance of a shower similar to what we saw yesterday as well. Highs today will be in the middle 50s across the northern counties where the chance of rain will be the greatest to …
POLYGON Issuance #9 Nate: Whereabouts Unknown
Another Issuance of POLYGON brought Nate Johnson, meteorologist from WRAL in Raleigh North Carolina to the program live from his car. Discussion was on radar and being calm during tornado warnings which co-host Jeff was not this past Sunday during a tornado warning near his house. Discussions on radar on how some stations use it …
Iowa Weather Report May 3rd 2014
WEEKEND: Sunshine will be in full supply today with readings in the 60s and lower 70s across the state. A disturbance will move across the northern counties of the state on Sunday that may spark and isolated shower or storm there. Readings will be held down with more clouds around with readings in the 50s …
Iowa Weather Report May 2nd 2014
INTO THE WEEKEND: We will be seeing more sunshine in the coming days but the chances of precipitation don’t really go away. A disturbance will move through the northern counties today that may spark an isolated shower there. Otherwise partly to mostly cloudy skies will be around with readings still remaining below seasonal levels in …
Iowa Weather Report May 1st 2014
ANOTHER SHOWERY COLD DAY: This upper level low which has been around for days is finally beginning to move away but its effects will still be around today with some clouds and a few showers. Not everyone will get wet. Readings today will be held down once again to the upper 40s through the lower …
Iowa Weather Report April 30th 2014
VIDEOS DISCONTINUED TEMPORARILY COLD AND SHOWERY: This stubborn upper level low will continue to sit and spin for the next few days with chances of showers off and on today, tomorrow and even into early Friday. Highs will struggle in the 40s and 50s during this time with mainly cloudy skies outside the shower chances. …
Spring growth update #6
Another week has past and another week into spring we have progressed! This week featured some warm days and we had lots of rain. Between last week and this week here in the Fairmount Park neighborhood of Des Moines we have seen 2.67″ of rain, and temperatures have been in the 60s and 70s. …
EF1 Tornado Confirmed in Wapello, Keokuk, and Johnson Counties with 48 Mile Total Path Length
From NWS Des Moines for Wapello County Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 108 MPH Path Length: 3.19 Miles Path Width: 150 Yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start: 4/27/2014 3:20 PM – 3.45 Miles East of Highland Center or about 7.5 miles east of the Ottumwa airport End: 4/27/2014 3:24 PM – About 4.75 Miles Northeast of Highland Center or about 9.75 Miles Northeast …
Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Watch Likely by 3PM
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma says that a Severe Thunderstorm or Tornado Watch may be needed soon due to severe weather potential increasing through this afternoon across southeastern Iowa. Several supercells will be possible across this area with large hail, tornadoes, and isolated damaging winds the primary threat.
More Severe Weather Again on Monday
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted an enhanced risk of severe weather for Des Moines, Louisa, Henry, and southeastern Washington counties in southeast Iowa and an elevated risk expanding out not too far from that. A marginal risk exists for central and western Iowa. Storms are expected to begin firing in …