Iowa’s Severe Weather Center Weather Story for Saturday, April 21st, 2012
Iowa Forecast Video 4/21/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gifo6O63Wpg&w=480&h=360] SLOW WARMING: Could see a scattered shower or storm today mainly across the northern half of the state. The rainfall won’t be heavy or widespread with many areas getting little or nothing. Heaviest amounts will be around a quarter of an inch. Temperatures behind the system will start a slow rise into the …
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Frost and Freeze Saturday Morning
The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory effective from 3am until 8am Saturday morning for the following counties, Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott, Washington, Mercer IL and Rock Island IL. There is also a Frost Advisory from 1am until 8am for Allamakee, Clayton, …
Benefical Rains yesterday! 1+ inch amounts in some areas, with some nearing 2″!
Photo of the steady rain that occurred April 20th 2012 A storms system with a stationary front in Iowa caused a huge area of rain to develop across Southern Minnesota yesterday. This spread steady beneficial rains across the entire local area! The rain started around 11AM in many place, an increasingly got heavier as the …
Iowa Forecast Video 4/20/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0NSrTNlpg8&w=480&h=360] ROLLER COASTER OF TEMPS: Not taking anything away from the Ohio Players with their hit Love Roller Coaster from 1975, but the temperatures across the state over the next few days will be like a roller coaster, an especially steep one for those who saw sunshine yesterday in southeastern Iowa where readings got …
Iowa Forecast Video 4/19/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kXcwc0pCqQ&w=480&h=360] RAINY DAY: It will be a mostly rainy day across the state especially during the afternoon and evening hours. Some of the rain could be moderate to heavy at times with 1 to perhaps 2″ possible by the time the storm departs on Friday. Some storms could be strong, but most of the …
Spring Growth Update # 5 Lilacs in full bloom in Early/Mid April!
Lilacs in full bloom April 18th 2012 There you have it Lilacs in Mid April! The Lilacs actually started bloom on the 9th of the month before that big cold snap arrived. I was stunned to see that most plants were fine and were not harmed despite us getting a freeze 3 nights in a …
This Week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Minnesota! Tomorrow: Tornado awareness and Tornado Drill.
This week is Severe Weather Awareness week in Minnesota! People should take this time to learn more about tornadoes and the warning system that defends most communities against it. Tomorrow is focused on tornado awareness! It is a fact that severe weather hits Southern Minnesota annually, and it is likely that at least somewhere in …
Iowa Forecast Video 4/18/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORiyJYaRP64&w=480&h=360] SHOWERY WEATHER: Several days of showers and thunderstorms are in store for the state, with several quick moving disturbances. The total rainfall with these systems could be significant with at least an inch of rain possible by Friday afternoon when the rain will move out of the state. Temperatures will remain in the …