URGENT – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 95 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1125 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2014 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN IOWA EASTERN KANSAS WESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI * EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1125 AM UNTIL …
WXALERT: Enhanced Risk of Severe Weather for Sunday With Possible Upgrades in Later Outlooks
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted an enhanced risk for severe weather for the majority of Iowa today. Numerous severe thunderstorms with strong tornadoes, very large hail, and damaging wind are likely across the area with the greatest threat across southwestern and west central Iowa. Storms that are ongoing this morning …
Update on Today’s Severe Weather Threat
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has removed the majority of western Iowa out of the elevated risk of severe weather. Storms that were expected to fire earlier have not developed due to a strong capping inversion over the central plains at this time. This will eliminate the majority of the severe …
Severe Weather Still on Tap for Today and Tomorrow
A lot of uncertainty exists today with the elevated risk of severe weather that has been posted over western Iowa. Several severe ingredients are coming together that are supportive of severe weather, all in association with a low pressure system moving into the plains tonight. Storms are expected to develop across the west overnight with …
POLYGON Issuance #8 Time to Look Back
POLYGON Issuance #8B (actually the 8th episode due to numbering issues earlier) on April 25th brought together Jason Simpson, the chief meteorologist at WHNT 19 in Huntsville AL and Mike Wilhelm, a storm chaser also from Huntsville AL. The discussion was on the April 27th 2011 outbreak that occurred in the southern United States, that …
First Weekend Severe Weather Event of the Season
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted an elevated risk of severe weather over Iowa today. Severe ingredients have came together over the last couple of days that are supportive of severe weather, all associated with a strong low level jet that will move into western Iowa overnight. Showers and thunderstorms are expected …
Iowa Weather Report April 25th 2014
ACTIVE PATTERN AHEAD: One, possibly two dry days ahead before a rather wet and stormy pattern moves in late Saturday night through the middle of next week. It will be mainly sunny across the state today with readings in the 60s and 70s. Slightly cooler air will move into the northeastern counties of the state …
Iowa Weather Report 4-24-2014
Iowa Weather Report April 23rd 2014
RAIN AND STORMS: It’s going to be a rainy two days across the state with a system moving in from the west. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible off and on today and tomorrow across the area. Any severe weather will remain off to the southwest of the state. Rainfall through Thursday evening will be …
Isolated Severe Weather Possible Tomorrow
A strong upper level storm system moving over the Northern to Central Plains will likely produce thunderstorms on Wednesday evening, primarily in western Iowa. A marginal risk of severe weather has been posted by the Storm Prediction Center due to the threat of an isolated severe storm. The main hazards will be large hail …