[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_yVMwmE8RU&w=480&h=360] SEVERE IN THE WEST: There is a slight risk of severe weather for areas mainly west of Interstate 35 today and tonight. The main threats will be from large hail and damaging winds. These storms will likely be widely scattered with some places not getting a drop of rain from this system as …
The wireless industry, The FCC, and FEMA will roll-out the WEA’s (Wireless Emergency Alerts) system nationwide this year. The NWS will start utilizing this by pushing extreme weather warnings over the system in June 2012. Tornado warnings, flash flood warnings and several other high-end warnings will go direct to wireless users in an affected county …
TODAY is Heat Awareness Day in Iowa
Today, June 14th, is Heat Awareness Day in Iowa.
Iowa Forecast Discussion 6/2/2012
No Video Today due to no uploaded GFS Graphics since yesterday morning. WARMER WEEKEND: The weekend will bring some warmer temperatures to the area with readings well into the 70s and even a few 80s. The only chances of some rain will come early today and again Sunday night into Monday. Rainfall looks to remain …
Iowa Forecast Video 6/1/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAB4KSvJ1lk&w=480&h=360] WARMING UP: After a very cold end to the month of May, we’ll see a warm up back to the 70s and 80s by this weekend. There’s a chance of seeing some more rain in the offing though later tonight into Saturday and again Sunday night into Monday. Rainfall from these systems look …
[URGENT]: 911 Telephone Outage Emergency for Guthrie County
Urgent – EAS Activation Requested 911 Telephone Outage Emergency Guthrie County Emergency Management Relayed by the National Weather Service Des Moines IA 6:03PM CDT Thu May 31 2012 …A 911 Telephone Outage Emergency has been declared for Guthrie County.. The Following Message is transmitted at the request of the Guthrie County Emergency Management. The Guthrie …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/31/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeALDpqXVcY&w=480&h=360] RAIN!: Rain will move through the state today and be mainly out by late this afternoon and this evening, but the clouds look to stick around longer keeping readings today from getting much above 60. Many areas will see readings in the 50s for highs, about 20° below seasonal averages for this time …
Cool wet and cloudy Thursdays with highs only in the upper 50s! Increasingly nice by weeks end with sunshine and highs in the 70s.
Regional weather view. A cool and cloudy pattern for the Upper Midwest for the end of this week. A low pressure system scooting over Illinois will continue to spread light rain and below average temperatures across Southeastern Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. Highs will only be in the 50sto 60 across the region. By weeks …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/30/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZbhvA86hbY&w=480&h=360] COLDER WEATHER AHEAD: The cold weather is still forecast to arrive in stages with today seeing readings back off into the 609s to lower 70s for highs, about 5-10 degrees off yesterday’s readings. Clouds will fill the skies during the day and by tonight into tomorrow morning, rain will be moving in keeping …