[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg2UBA-09WQ?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] QUIET WEEKEND: Temperatures will be slightly above average this weekend with a slow melt of the fresh snow that fell Thursday into Friday. It will be a bit windy as well with a storm system skirting to our north on Sunday. Temperatures will drop back into the 30s for highs to begin the …
Snowfall Totals (February 23rd 2012) FINAL
Here are the snowfall totals from the storm that came through the state on Thursday. These are FINAL TOTALS!! Aurelia 9 Edgewood 6.8 Hinton 6.5 Ireton 6.5 Kingsley 6.5 Aurora 6.2 Strawberry Point 6 Le Claire 6 Early 5.8 Sioux Center 5.2 Holstein 5.1 Cherokee 5 Dubuque 5 Hudson 5 Orange City 5 Sac City …
Precipitation Records From Feb 23 2012 Storm
A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 4.1 INCHES WAS SET AT WATERLOO IA YESTERDAY FEBRUARY 23. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.6 INCHES SET IN 1959. A RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 0.87 INCHES WAS SET AT DES MOINES IA YESTERDAY FEBRUARY 23. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 0.83 INCHES SET IN 1915.
Iowa Forecast Video 2/24/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVMLbSubBMw?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] A BREAK: Snow will come to an end from west to east early today after dumping in some places quite a bit of snow while others steered clear from the heaviest totals. Temperatures will be cooler as can be expected with snow on the ground. Readings will be in the 30s with lows …
Drought Update. Stubborn drought continues to effect the area. Very little improvement area wide over the past few months as moderate to severe drought being seen in most of the area.
February 24th Drought Monitor. Drought has been a continued to be a developing story here in Southeastern Minnesota since late last summer, and it is starting to become a real concern. This winter so far has brought little to no improvement in our deficit which in most areas it continues to build. According to the …
Changes to Advisories, Warnings etc.
Big changes have occurred overnight across the state. The Winter Storm Watch has been cancelled in the eastern counties of the state by the NWS in La Crosse and Quad Cities. The Winter Storm Warning has been trimmed slightly in central Iowa with Winter Weather Advisories continuing. The Winter Storm Warning has been expanded slightly …
Iowa Forecast Video 2/23/2012
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H807y94C7aM?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] FUN!: A sarcastic term for the storm that is on the way today. It’s still up in the air where the heaviest snow will fall and we may not know until it begins falling later today. Winter Storm Warnings and Advisories have been issued. Some estimates of 6-10″ are possible. HOWEVER, some of …
5,000th POST: Congratulations Jeff and IowaWX.com!
This is a few days late, but congratulations to Jeff and IowaWX.com for his 5,000th post since they started. The February 17th, 2012 Daily Forecast Post was the official 5,000th post. From IASWC, myself, and many others — thanks Jeff for all you do!
UPDATE: Plethora of WX Alerts, Track Shifts south
Written By: Henry Luker – IASWC/IowaWX.com The forecast we posted earlier has almost completely changed. Like we said, this is an extremely uncertain storm track. However, we do feel a bit more stable with this forecast. OK, Here is a recap of Weather Alerts. -deep breath- A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for Emmet …
The Area Forecast Discussion From Des Moines
Remember area forecast discussions are very technical and can be hard to understand for those who aren’t weather geeks. HAVE UPDATED FORECAST FOR FURTHER SOUTH TREND IN THE NAM/SREF/RUC/HRRR MODELS ALL TRENDING FURTHER SOUTH MORE IN LINE WITH THE 12Z EC/GEM. THESE LATEST RUNS BRING THE SURFACE LOW FROM SIOUX CITY TO SOUTHEASTERN IOWA…WITH THE …