[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGpviysHG0A&w=640&h=480] SEVERE THREAT: The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for most of the state of Iowa. This does not include the northwestern counties and the northern tier of counties along Iowa Highway 9. The main threats will be from damaging winds and large hail. There …
Rainfall ammounts decreasing for Saturday as system trends south, but Showers and thunderstorms still expected with ammounts 0.25-0.50″ Warmer and sunnier for the start of next week highs near 70.F Next chance of rain: Wednesday.
Regional Weather view. The regions next weather maker will be the main story in the states of Iowa and Wisconsin as a fairly strong low pressure system tracks from Kansas across Iowa and then into Wisconsin. This feature will spread widespread showers and thunderstorms with heavy rains across Eastern Iowa and Southern Wisconsin. Severe weather …
Update on Saturday Severe Weather
There will be some severe weather on Saturday across Iowa. The main threat from these storms will be large hail, damaging winds and perhaps a few isolated tornadoes. The main time frame will be between Noon and 11pm from west to east across the state. The Storm Prediction Center has a slight risk of severe …
Severe weather risk Saturday
Image from SPC A Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms has been issued for the Upper Midwest including all of the local area. A low pressure system will tack through Minnesota trailing a cold front that spark thunderstorms from around the Twin Cities southward through Southern Minnesota into Iowa. There is a chance that some of …
Visiting NWS Quad Cities
Had a visit to the NWS in the Quad Cities located at the Davenport Municipal Airport. Had a long discussion with Senior Forecaster Mike McClure (he doesn’t look senior to me!) and went through everything the weather service does during a normal evening shift when I was there (which on a quiet day is practically …
Iowa Weather Report October 12th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmQi0eKZAnY&w=640&h=480] SEVERE WEATHER?: A few answers are starting to come to light with regards to the severe weather event on Saturday across the state. As for today, skies will be mainly sunny after a few morning clouds with temperatures in the 50s and 60s for highs. Clouds will be on the increase once again …
Saturday Severe Weather Possibility
The Storm Prediction Center has outlooked a slight risk of severe weather for Saturday for about the entire state of Iowa. All modes of severe weather will be possible on Saturday, large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes. There are still some uncertainties with the models differing on where the bigger threat may go …
Iowa Weather Report October 11th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usm3XPoyAew&w=640&h=480] SATURDAY STORM: The next few days will be relatively quiet with temperatures mainly in the 50s and 60s for highs and lows in the 30s and 40s. With regards to Saturday, the storm does look a bit weaker on the latest GFS Model Run and also on the NAM. There would still be …
Iowa Weather Report October 10th 2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUNGW4RYwow&w=640&h=480] QUIET FEW DAYS: Mainly sunny skies and readings in the 50s and 60s to near 70 across the state today through at least Friday before the next storm moves in. It could be a bit breezy Friday ahead of the approaching storm however. SATURDAY STORM: Models are still in decent agreement regarding the …
Severe Weather on Saturday?
The Storm Prediction Center has outlooked a possible area of severe weather for Saturday (day 5) across most of the region including nearly the whole state of Iowa. With a storm system ejecting out of the southwest Friday and the difference between southerly winds at the surface and southwesterly winds aloft, there could be ample …