Below you can find today’s LIVE COVERAGE of the enhanced severe weather potential in North Central to North Western Iowa, featuring LIVE RADAR, A LIVE CHAT with 3-5 severe weather analysts and before they break in warnings, and CHASESTREAM showing LIVE VIDEO of chasers in the field. Thanks for watching – and feel free to shoot …
Thursdays Severe Weather Risk
Image from SPC The SPC has issued a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms in Iowa, Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. This includes the entire local area. A warm front is expected to continue lifting north this morning and brining in a warmer more humid airmass to our area. A cold front will then quickly sweep behind this …
Enhanced Severe Weather Risk Today
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjAlWJDZ6zM&w=480&h=360] Well, it’s been a while since we have had a big severe weather event. Well, today appears like one of those days. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a Slight Risk for Severe Weather today for areas West of I-35, with the possibility of having a moderate risk by the …
Iowa Forecast Video 6/14/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxVEW-WJPTA&w=480&h=360] STORMY POSSIBLE: There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms mainly this afternoon into the evening hours over the northwestern half of the state. The main threats will be from large hail and damaging straight line winds, although an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out in the northern two tiers of counties from …
Historical WX: Jordan F5 Tornado of 1976
One of the largest tornadoes in Iowa moved in between the cities of Ames and Boone on the afternoon of June 13th 1976. The tornado began southwest of the small town of Luther a little before 3:30pm and moved north northeast. The tornado strengthened and grew larger as it approached US Highway 30 just east …
Iowa Forecast Video 6/13/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DfXM7xOl7o&w=480&h=360] RAIN CHANCES INCREASING: Several chances of rain now in store across the state over the week breaking what could have been a fairly dry week across the state. Chances begin later this evening in NW Iowa and last through the weekend, but they will be slight and not everyone will see a shower …
Iowa Forecast Video 6/12/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKSMqMCIXxU&w=480&h=360] DRY WEATHER?: This week looks to remain dry across the state unless the GFS has its way. The model has been painting some rain chances beginning late Wednesday into Friday and even Saturday, but given the dry ground, those chances look remote at best but we’ll keep an eye on this in case …
Pleasently cool to start off the week, then slight chance of rain Thursday before increasing it turns hot again in the 90s by Friday.
Regional Weather view. A cool airmass behind a cold front that has swept through the region will keep a pleasantly cool and dry airmass in place for a couple days, but not for long, by Thursday a warm front will pushed towards the region sparking thunderstorms chances mainly in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and …
Strong storms effect the central part of the area, with power outages lasting as long as 5 hours in parts of Rochester.
Dark neighborhood in the early morning hours of June 11th 2012 Strong thunderstorms effected the central part of the area late last night and early this morning with heavy downpours close lightning and some significant power outages in the Rochester Area. The storms in question first developed in Mower County, where it produced frequent lightning …
On this Day in Weather History: Record Flooding and Severe Weather
Today in Weather History has been active, anything from Record Flooding to a lot of Severe Weather. In 2008, Record Flooding continued along the Cedar River where it reached an all-time record crest at Waterloo. Cedar Rapids and Several Smaller communities also found themselves in a huge swell of water causing devastating flooding. Later that …