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Iowa Weather Report April 4th 2015: Mostly Perfect Easter Weekend

EASTER WEEKEND: Mainly sunny skies will be around this weekend with readings in the 60s on Saturday and 60s and 70s on Easter. A disturbance will skirt our northern counties late Saturday night into early on Sunday with a chance of some rain but it doesn’t look to be a big deal at this time. …

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9:50pm Weather Update: Storms Moving Through Western Iowa

Radar continues to show a line for thunderstorms across the state from Forest City to Sac City to Blair NE moving eastward around 40-45mph. These storms are still capable of producing some small hail and gusty winds to 50mph. The storms will continue to slowly weaken as they move eastward. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains …

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6:25pm Update: Storms Rolling into the State

A line of strong to near-severe thunderstorms are currently moving through the Siouxland area of northwest Iowa at this time. These storms are capable of producing some dime to penny sized hail and winds gusting to 40-50mph. A few of the stronger storms over northeastern Nebraska have produced hail over quarter sized late this afternoon. …

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5pm Update: Storms Starting To Fire

Storms are beginning to fire from near Rock Rapids southwestward to Pierce Nebraska moving ENE around 25-30mph or so. These storms are still below severe weather limits but some small hail and gusty winds are possible with these storms as they continue to develop. A warning or two could be issued in the next hour …

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3:50 PM: Watch Possible in Northwestern Iowa

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma is monitoring for the potential for a Severe Thunderstorm Watch to be posted in northwestern Iowa, central and eastern Nebraska, northern Kansas, far southeastern South Dakota, and southwestern Minnesota. Thunderstorm is expected along the cold front moving into the area over the next couple of hours with large …

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Severe Weather on Deck for Today; Damaging Winds and Large Hail Primary Threats

Only change to mention in this mornings forecast is to note that the elevated risk of severe weather posted by the Storm Prediction Center has been trimmed back to areas generally west of a line from Mason City to Clarinda. A low pressure center will be the foundation of a warm front which will pass through …

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Severe Weather Still on Tap for Wednesday; Large Hail/Damaging Winds Possible

Not a lot of updates to share about severe weather on Wednesday with the current forecast, published yesterday, still on track. A pair of low pressure centers in Manitoba and in northern Minnesota with an associated cold front extending into the Upper Mississippi Valley into the Central Plains looks to set the stage for severe weather …