Storms this morning blossomed over eastern Iowa but didn’t produce a whole lot of rain, but did give anyone who was awake quite a lightning show. Those storms have died off only to have another batch of storms over northern Iowa at Midday. There is a Severe Thunderstorm Warning in Winnebago County until 12:30. A …
Slight risk Thursday
Image from SPC The SPC has issued a slight risk of Severe Weather for parts of our 6 county area today, Scatter storms may form across the area this afternoon. A few may be Strong to possible Severe. this afternoon, That main threats will be Hail and wind and maybe Heavy rain. Keep an eye …
Iowa State Fair 2009 Day #1
Here is the forecast for the Iowa State Fair for Thursday August 13th. NWS: Partly Cloudy 90° South Wind 10mph WX Underground: Mostly Sunny 86° South Wind 5-10mph WHO-TV:Partly Cloudy 88° KCCI-TV: Partly to Mostly Sunny 88° ABC5: Partly Cloudy 88° Grade: A- (It will be humid which kept the grade from being an A …
A Wrinkle in the Plan
The string of nice days that is expected to last through the weekend may have a small wrinkle in it later tonight into early tomorrow morning. A few showers and thunderstorms are possible mainly west of Interstate 35. They will be isolated and will not be severe. Rainfall from any of these showers and storms …
Looking Toward State Fair
The Iowa State Fair begins this Thursday and runs through the following Sunday at the Fairgrounds in Des Moines. The weather looks sunny and warm for the first few days of the fair. Thursday-Saturday, highs will be in the upper 80s with sunny to partly cloudy skies. Only a chance of showers and thunderstorms returns …
Interesting Story, Souvenir from Burkhardt area Tornado
White Pine stick pulled Debris of the Burkhardt tornado. Here is an interesting story. While Dirk and I were looking at the damage from the Burkhardt area tornado, I found a stick that I decided to take home for memory. As soon as we believed that it very well could have been a tornado which …
Scatteered Storms in NE Iowa
A few scattered storms have developed across northeastern Iowa. The storms are moving to the SE around 25-30mph. These storms may dump some locally heavy rainfall, but severe weather is not anticipated. The storms will diminish after sunset as they move toward the USHwy 20 corridor. The rest of the week will be dry and …
Forecast, finally A bit of Summer. Turning Hot this week.
Forecast for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Well, finally, It will really begin to feel like the summer weather we all remember, starting this week. A high pressure is expected to move in starting Tuesday This will bring with it Hot weather and Sunshine into the area We have the chance to reach the low 90s …
Storm Reports August 9th 2009
Here are the preliminary storm reports so far that have come into the NWS Offices that cover the state of Iowa. Wind Damage reports were left out. Only Wind Gust and hail reports were included thus far. More reports will likely come in throughout the night to the NWS offices across the state.
Moderate to Heavy Rain Continues
The severe threat has diminished greatly across the state late this evening, after a wild 12-18 hours of severe weather. Currently there is a large complex of moderate to at times heavy rain with a few thunderstorms embedded located mainly east of Interstate 35. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is still in effect until 1am for …