The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk of severe weather for today and tonight for the western 2/3rds of the state. This is for areas along and west of US Hwy 63. The main threats from any of the thunderstorms will be from large hail and damaging winds. A Moderate risk of severe …
Iowa Forecast Video 3/19/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9UE72weEac&w=480&h=360] RECORD RUN: Several days of record high temperatures are looking to come to an end today as temperatures begin to cool off, even though temperatures will still remain well above the seasonal average. Along with the cooler temperatures, chances of showers and thunderstorms will increase. Some of the rainfall could be quite heavy …
Mid March Heatwave continues! Breaking records sounding like a broken record with highs in the 80s once again today. Record warm lows also seen.
Crabapple trees greening-up in Downtown March 18th 2012 Our March heat wave continues! Hearing of broken records is starting to sound like a broken record becuase we have broke records nearly every day this week, and today was no exception. After record warm lows in the low to mid 60s last night, clouds cleared away …
Record Event Report for Sunday, March 18th, 2012
Guess what? Iowa is seeing there sixth consecutive day of high temperature records! Below you can find the latest list updated at 8:45PM. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES WAS SET AT WATERLOO IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 75 SET IN 1903. A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 83 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES …
Extreme Fire Danger for Northwestern Iowa
The Sioux Falls NWS Office has issued an “Extreme Fire Danger” statement for Northwestern Iowa. Below you can find the full text statement, which simply says that the Grassland Fire Danger index will approach the extreme values this afternoon and that outdoor burning is not advised. THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL REACH THE EXTREME …
Flood Watch Across Northern Missouri
The National Weather Service in Kansas City has issued a Flood Watch from Monday afternoon through Wednesday evening for a large section of Missouri including the counties that border Iowa. PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL IMPACT THE REGION BETWEEN MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM THREE TO …
Iowa Forecast Video 3/18/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tl_fuW7orWc&w=480&h=360] STORMS COMING: The chances of showers and thunderstorms are going to be improving with the storm system slowly making its way toward the state. The best chances look to be on Monday and Tuesday with some of the possible thunderstorms becoming severe. A blog post on any severe weather outlooks will be posted …
SEVERE WEATHER RETURNS: Strong to Severe Storms possible Monday
Cross Posted from the Iowa’s Severe Weather Center Blog This is the first real severe thunderstorm chance that we are getting to report on. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a slight risk of Severe Weather for a large portion of Iowa for Monday (Day 3 Outlook). Though this threat seems rather …
Record Event Report for Saturday, March 17th, 2012
Iowa is again seeing record highs for a 5th consecutive day! Below you can find the list which will be updated as needed. Final: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 83 DEGREES WAS SET AT DES MOINES IA TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 81 SET IN 1894. Final: A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES WAS …
Public Information Statement regarding March Record Highs
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 950 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 …UNPRECEDENTED MID MARCH WARM SPELL RECORDS… TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN FAR ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS IOWA FOR MOST OF MARCH…ESPECIALLY SINCE THE 14TH WITH MANY LOCATIONS BREAKING DAILY RECORDS ON EACH OF THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF …