All of Iowa, Drought

Iowa Forecast Video 7/29/2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPIt2V8ztQE&w=480&h=360] BLAND AND BORING: The weather will be fairly comfortable and pleasant over the next few days with slowly warming temperatures close to 90 by mid-week. It’s also going to remain dry at least through that time as well, not helping farmers that still need the rain in their fields. ANY RAIN?: The GFS …

All of Iowa, Drought

Iowa Forecast Video 7/28/2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_Up-XhQ4T4&w=480&h=360] PLEASANT CONTINUES: No changes from yesterday’s discussion regarding the weekend. Seasonal if not slightly BELOW average readings and sunshine will prevail across the state. The chances of rain this weekend which in all fairness with the severe to extreme drought across the state could be considered as “pleasant” also still look on target …

Agriculture, All of Iowa, Drought

Iowa Forecast Video 7/27/2012

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCuMMpanOLw&w=480&h=360] PLEASANT WEEKEND: As was mentioned in our discussion yesterday, this will be one of the most pleasant weekends of the summer coming up. Friday will be the big send off with readings in the lower to middle 80s across the state. This along with Saturday’s ride to Clinton will likely be the best …

Severe Weather

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Pottawattamie) until 4:30pm

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 402 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CENTRAL POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA… * UNTIL 430 PM CDT * AT 357 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM …

Uncategorized

Nearly 6,000 Power Outages thanks to Overnight Storms

Many people in Iowa are waking up without power thanks to last night storms! Alliant Energy and MidAmerican Energy have reported nearly 6,000 power outages across the area and it is continuing to climb. Below are the counties served by Alliant Energy and/or MidAmerican Energy with power outages. 76 out of 244 in Adams County …

Gardening, Uncategorized

July 25th heat and high index values. Highs in the middle 90s reported with 100 degree heat index values..

Sunny conditions in Northern Rochester July 25th 2012. After a 1 day break another very hot occurred across day across the local area which certainly has not been anything new lately. High temperatures topped out in the low to middle 90s once again. My station had a high of 95.F. Today like the past few …

Severe Weather

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson, Jones and Linn) until Midnight

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 1056 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHERN CEDAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… WESTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA… WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY …