A few showers have been popping up this afternoon across the eastern counties of the state around the pesky upper level low that continues to spin just to the east. The heaviest showers were along a line extending from Central City to Martelle to west of Stanwood moving SSW around 20-25mph. The showers will move …
Iowa Forecast Video 9/24/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7JbglPWvtM?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] UPPER LEVEL LOW: As long as the upper level feature is nearby, we’re going to continue to talk about it, because it’s going to continue to effect our weather. Clouds will be the main rule today mainly east of US Hwy 63, with highs struggling to get into the lower to middle 60s. …
A bit sunnier for Saturday, the long lasting showery & cool condtions from backtracking low for Sun through Tues.
Regional Weather View. A cool wet fall like pattern will be setting up for the 1st week of the fall season. A backtracking low pressure system will edge back towards the region and cool, cloudy and showery conditions to parts of Minnesota Iowa, and most of Wisconsin and Illinois. Western Minnesota and Iowa as well …
Interstate 29 Reopens After Flood
AMES, Iowa – Sept. 23, 2011 – The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is announcing that it plans to reopen Interstate 29 from milepost 55 in Council Bluffs to milepost 71 near Loveland (I-680 interchange) at 7 p.m. today. The 16-mile stretch of interstate has been closed since June 9 due to the Missouri River …
Iowa Forecast Video 9/23/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipHy1Fm-WFE?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] UPPER LEVEL LOW: The pesky upper level low is still around for today and into the upcoming weekend. For those west of Interstate 35, the weather will be pleasant with plenty of sunshine a few clouds from time to time and temperatures in the upper 60s to near 70. Across the eastern counties …
Frost Advisory Friday Morning Across WC Iowa
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a Frost Advisory from 4am until 8am Friday morning for Harrison, Monona and Shelby counties. * IMPACTS…TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL INTO THE LOWER AND MID 30S…ALLOWING AREAS OF FROST TO FORM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF …
Iowa Forecast Video 9/22/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkdQCzNh7Y4?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] UPPER LEVEL LOW: An upper level low will be the main culprit in the state’s weather for several more days. This run shows that it may stick around through the middle of next week whereas other runs have shown it departing on Sunday. We’ll have to see if this run is just an …
Iowa Forecast Video 9/21/2011
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_CZebHlyYE?hl=en&fs=1&w=425&h=349] UPPER LEVEL LOW: The forecast across the state will depend on cloudiness from an upper level that will be close enough to the state to impact the weather and the temperatures. Clouds will filter into the northern half of the state keeping temperatures there down into the upper 50s, while the rest of …
Reading Rainbow: One Week in June
Another Flood of 2008 Book written by Jeff Stein, a professor at Wartburg College in Waverly. This one takes us on a day by day basis and not just in one community (similar to other books). We see pictures of the flooding and the damage left behind all along the Cedar River (which this books …
Joplin MO Tornado Service Assessment
Above is the link to the 40 page PDF file service assessment of the Joplin Missouri Tornado that killed over 160 people back on May 22nd.