The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Flash Flood Watch beginning this evening at 7pm and continuing until 1pm Thursday afternoon (if not cancelled before) for the following counties, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux, Woodbury [IA] and Cottonwood, Jackson MN, Nobles MN and Dakota NE and …
Strong Winds Today
The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory effective through early this evening for the following counties, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby, Burt NE, Douglas NE, Otoe NE, Sarpy NE, Washington NE, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Faribault MN, Freeborn MN, Martin MN, Adair, Adams, Audubon, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, …
A Few Changes in Midday Outlook
The severe weather threat across northwestern and western Iowa remains virtually unchanged at the midday outlook. The damaging wind threat has decreased from 30 to 15%, however the large hail threat has increased in a larger area of western Iowa including the possibility of very large hail over golf ball sized. The tornado threat remains …
Severe weather threat for Thursday
Image from SPC The SPC has issued a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms across parts of the Upper Midwest for Thursday. This includes most of the central and eastern part of the local area. A slow moving cold front will push through east. Thunderstorms are expected to develop along this front in the afternoon. Storms …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/23/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iue4G-exmKc&w=480&h=360] A RISKY DAY: There is a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for the northwestern part of the state. This is mainly west of a Hamburg to Lake Mills line. All modes of severe weather are possible including large hail, damaging winds and a few tornadoes. The tornado threat albeit …
Iowa Forecast Video 5/22/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXHKRV9b2Hc&w=480&h=360] RAIN OR NOT: Some places in the state this week could get plenty of rain, while others may not be so lucky. A storm system is slowly going to move across the area at mid-week with some shower and thunderstorm activity, however most of the moisture will fall in the northwestern half of …
Warm but nice Tuesday. Then increasingly very warm humid with threats of much needed rain Wed/Thurs.
Regional weather view. A typical pattern more for June! Increasing heat and humidity will start to push in Tuesday ahead of a frontal system. Temps will warm to near 90.F across much of Iowa and Southern Minnesota. This will feed the threat for developing thunderstorms Wednesday and Thursday. Heavy rain is possible in Central Minnesota …
Nearly Dry Weather for a while
It’s going to be one long week before the Memorial Day holiday. Some areas of the state will get some needed rain while other don’t. The chances of rain this week don’t look very good as of now, but we’ll see as we go along. Some parts of eastern Iowa especially are really beginning to …
Photos of the partial eclipse from Rochester
Photo of the partial eclipse from Rochester May 20th 2012 This is a photo for people who may of not been able to see! This evening the well advertise annualer eclipse took place for a few minutes before sunset as the moon covered a part of the sun as it set in the WNW horizon. …
Storm Tracker: Radar continues to run!
Though no Live Coverage or Chaser Streaming, our Storm Tracker live stream continues to run with a look at some Severe Thunderstorms to the east. Click here to view!