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High School State Baseball – Day 3 – Class 2A Quarterfinals

If I had a choice of two words to describe the weather today at Principal Park in Des Moines, the first would be hot and the second would be muggy. A low pressure system across the northwestern United States continues to push a lovely ridge into the area, bringing the hot and humid air in with it. Temperatures …

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High School State Baseball – Day 2 – Class 1A Quarterfinals

A fantastic day for those heading out to the high school state baseball tournament today in Des Moines as we have the last two class 1A quarterfinal games! Congratulations to Newman-Catholic and Martensdale-St. Marys for winning yesterdays games and earning an advancement to the semifinals. Nothing much to mention for today aside from partly cloudy skies …

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Strong-to-Severe Thunderstorms Possible across Iowa Today, Tomorrow

After a brief lull severe weather wise, things are looking to heat back up across Iowa today as the Storm Prediction Center has marked an elevated risk of severe weather for much of the state. Early this morning, scattered showers and thunderstorms were noted across central and southern Minnesota. Unlike the 70 MPH damaging wind …

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Heat Advisories across West Central and Southwest Friday

The National Weather Service offices in Des Moines, Omaha, and Sioux Falls have all issued Heat Advisories for the afternoon and evening hours for portions of southwest, west central, and northwestern Iowa today. Temperatures in the afternoon Friday are expected to reach the low-to-mid 90s, and when combined with dew points nearing 80° in some places, …

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Iowa Weather Report July 24th 2015: Sun and Showers and Storms

CHANCES OF RAIN: We’re heading into a more active period over the weekend and into next week with several days of showers and thunderstorms possible. These will not be all day rains by any means and most of the daylight hours will be dry, however we can’t rule out the chances of showers and storms …