Tracking Weather Across the State
For Iowa, the latest outlook for today’s severe weather threat brings little change in the going forecast. But with the overall weather picture becoming a bit clearer, things look a but more promising for storm chasers to our north and west, who will undoubtedly spend the day and night hunting [...]
There is still a little bit of stormy weather to get through this weekend before we see a prolonged period of tranquil weather here in Iowa. The Storm Prediction Center has posted a moderate risk for extreme northern Iowa and a slight risk for areas along and north of Highway [...]
The Des Moines National Weather Service released updated figures on the month of June. With just a few days left, June 2010 in Des Moines is now the 6th wettest on record. Take a look at the chart below from the NWS in Des Moines. RANK RAINFALL YEAR 1 15.79” [...]
A quiet day today and most of tomorrow in store for Iowa. But parts of northern Iowa could see some strong storms Friday Night as a heat generating warm front moves south to north through the state. A slight risk is posted for northern areas of Iowa on Friday. The [...]
Yes, there are still chances of severe weather in Iowa’s future. But nothing like we’ve seen the last several days. Some quiet weather will persist at least through Friday Night before a warm front makes its way into the state. This could touch of some thunderstorms, especially over northern parts [...]
Below is video we shot in Washington County. This is near the intersection of Highways 1 & 92 north of Washington. You can see and hear the vivid lightning and strong thunderclaps we ran into. Not much else in terms of video to nab today. The storms were fast moving [...]
We were back on the road today, snapping pics and video of the storms that hit southeast Iowa this afternoon. There were some tornado reports but we didn’t see much more then some broad circulation and little in the way of organized rotation. After an hour or so, the storm [...]
Jonathan Williamson of Milwaukee sent me these photos from Tuesday’s storms in north central Iowa. In them you can certainly see a distinct lowering in the cloud followed by a funnel made visible by the vivid lightning in the area. Thanks Jonathan for letting us use these photos! You [...]
We are launching a new live chat as severe weather again threatens eastern Iowa. Click below for more. June 23rd, 2010 Severe WX Coverage
The first survey completed by the National Weather Service in Des Moines of damage in Bremer County last night shows the power of tornadoes and straight line winds. Meteorologist surveyed destroyed farm buildings and damaged home 2-4 miles west of Tripoli. They determined an EF-1 tornado with winds of around [...]
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