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Weekly Weather Radio Test Postponed in Eastern Iowa

…WEEKLY WEATHER RADIO TEST POSTPONED… DUE TO ONGOING SEVERE WEATHER TODAY AND TONIGHT…THE WEEKLY WEATHER RADIO TEST HAS BEEN POSTPONED. WEATHER PERMITTING…IT WILL BE CONDUCTED THURSDAY…AROUND 11 AM. THE FOLLOWING TRANSMITTERS WILL BE AFFECTED… WXL22 IN BUREAU COUNTY… WXL61 IN CEDAR RAPIDS… KJY64 IN DELAWARE… WXL64 IN DUBUQUE… WXN85 IN FAIRFIELD… KZZ56 IN FREEPORT… KXJ92 …

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Winter Weather Advisory for Far NW Iowa This Evening through 1am Friday AM

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 328 AM CDT WED APR 17 2013 IAZ001-002-012-020-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-NEZ013- SDZ040-055-056-060>062-065>071-171630- /O.EXB.KFSD.WW.Y.0017.130418T0000Z-130419T0600Z/ LYON-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-PLYMOUTH-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES- JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-BROOKINGS-LAKE-MOODY-HANSON-MCCOOK- MINNEHAHA-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROCK RAPIDS…GEORGE…INWOOD… LARCHWOOD…SIBLEY…ORANGE CITY…SIOUX CENTER…LE MARS… TYLER…HENDRICKS…LAKE BENTON…IVANHOE…MARSHALL…SLAYTON… FULDA…WINDOM…MOUNTAIN LAKE…WORTHINGTON…JACKSON… LAKEFIELD…PIPESTONE…LUVERNE…WAKEFIELD…PONCA…ALLEN… BROOKINGS…MADISON…FLANDREAU…ALEXANDRIA…EMERY…SALEM… CANISTOTA…BRIDGEWATER…MONTROSE…SIOUX FALLS…PARKSTON… FREEMAN…MENNO…TRIPP…PARKER…CENTERVILLE…MARION… VIBORG…HURLEY…CHANCELLOR…CANTON…LENNOX…TEA… HARRISBURG…TYNDALL…SCOTLAND…SPRINGFIELD…AVON…TABOR… YANKTON…VERMILLION…NORTH SIOUX CITY…BERESFORD…ELK POINT… ALCESTER…JEFFERSON 328 AM CDT WED APR …

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Iowa Weather Report April 17th 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGCnLPCdMzU&w=480&h=360] ANOTHER WEEK ANOTHER STORM WITH HEAVY RAIN: Where was all this rain last summer when we needed it? After a week of heavy rains in parts of the state, we’re about to get drenched with another 1-3+” of rain again with this storm moving into the state today. A low pressure center will …

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Weather Radio Outage across Portions of Iowa

…WEATHER RADIO OUTAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF IOWA… AN APPARENT TELEPHONE OUTAGE HAS CAUSED THE WEATHER RADIO TRANSMITTERS AT DES MOINES…MONTEZUMA…LENOX…AND RINGSTEAD TO GO OFF THE AIR. TECHNICIANS ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. WXL57 IN DES MOINES SERVICES MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA…INCLUDING GREENE…BOONE…STORY…GUTHRIE…DALLAS…POLK…JASPER… ADAIR…MADISON…WARREN…MARION…AND CLARKE COUNTIES. KXI62 IN MONTEZUMA SERVICES EAST CENTRAL IOWA…INCLUDING TAMA…JASPER…POWESHIEK…MARION…AND MAHASKA …

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Iowa Weather Report April 15th 2013

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR4P8EnA4Ps&w=480&h=360] NO WARMTH AROUND: It’s going to be hard pressed to find temperatures close to seasonal levels this week with a trough overhead and many days with chances of precipitation around. Today will see a front departing the state to the southeast but not quite leave the area entirely. Some rain showers are possible …

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Historical WX – One Year Later: Creston, Thurman, and McClelland Iowa Tornadoes

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma on April 14th, 2012 posted a rare High Risk of Severe Weather for much of Western Iowa, with a moderate and slight risk nearby. Tornadoes, 3″ hail, Damaging Winds in excess of 70 MPH, were all forecasted for the day on April 14th. A warm level jet, dew …

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Strong Gusty Wind with Showers Early this Evening

…STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING… MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN RAIN SHOWERS WILL PASS THROUGH THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. BRIEF PERIODS OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH THE SHOWERS…WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS…ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH …

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Small Hail possible across Floyd and Mitchell counties

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 547 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013 IAZ008-018-MNZ079-086-087-094-095-142345- DODGE-FILLMORE-FLOYD-MITCHELL-MOWER-OLMSTED-WABASHA- 547 PM CDT SUN APR 14 2013 AT 545 PM…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF FAST-MOVING THUNDERSTORMS REACHING FROM MASON CITY UP TO NEAR AUSTIN…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND …