Tracking Weather Across the State
Not a whole lot of severe weather in the area Friday. But did get a bit of a jolt while shooting some storm footage. Take a look at the video to the left. Just as I was cleaning off my lens a sudden bright flash blinded me and moments later [...]
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has issued a tornado watch for far eastern Iowa until 8:00pm. It’s expected this watch will not last for long within Iowa. Storms moving through the area at this time are intesifying but are not producing tornadoes at this time. That could change [...]
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for areas of northeast Iowa in effect until 7:00pm. Strong storms are moving from southwest to northeast into the area. The storms have a history of producing large hail and might also produce strong, damaging winds. The [...]
The latest outlook from the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has upgraded part of the risk area to a moderate risk. But that area is barely stretching into far eastern Iowa. With cloud cover from this morning’s storms taking hold over much of the state, the atmosphere is not [...]
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 3:00pm for a large portion of southern and eastern Iowa. Showers and thunderstorms continue to roll through central Iowa with some cells intensifying as they move into unstable air over southern Iowa. Storms should continue to [...]
It might not take long for severe weather to ramp up across parts of southeast Iowa. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has issued a Mesoscale Discussion focusing on the early threat this morning and afternoon. In the first hours of this severe weather event, large hail appears to [...]
After Thursday’s severe weather in southwest and north central Iowa, another round is expected in the eastern half of Iowa on Friday. Primary threat is expected to be the development of tornadoes. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has posted a slight risk for the eastern half of the [...]
Strong storms took their time to take shape in the Upper Midwest, but they managed to get their act together eventually. The first supercells developed in northern Kansas and made their way through southern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. After reaching southwest Iowa close to 11pm, two reports of tornadoes came [...]
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has issued a severe thunderstorm watch for portions of central Iowa until 3:00am. The relatively small watch box is an extension of the tornado watch in effect for portions of southwest Iowa. The frontal boundary is not moving and storms are not making [...]
A tornado watch remains in effect for portions of western Iowa. Threat of severe weather continues as the sun prepares to set. Tornadic threat may diminish somewhat and so far large hail appears to be the greatest threat. Strong damaging winds will also be possible is storms take a linear [...]
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