Tracking Weather Across the State
Iowa will get a nice quiet summer weekend. But after that, things get active Monday Night. The Storm Prediction Center has posted a minimal slight risk for Monday. The risk area covers portions of western Iowa. At this time it appears this would be an early/late evening event in Iowa [...]
Last week we told you about a powerful hail storm in South Dakota the could wind up being a record breaker. Today, it became official. A hail stone recovered in Vivian, South Dakota measured 8” in diameter and and weight just under 2lbs. Those figures break both records in the [...]
What we’ve been concerned with the last few days has basically materialized. Iowa is not expected to recovery well from this morning’s thunderstorms. That’s prompted the Storm Prediction Center to greatly cut back on the risk for severe weather. Right now the greatest risk lies south of Iowa. No other [...]
With a flip flopping threat over Iowa, the Storm Prediction Center has settled on a risk area, but not as broad as they considered this time yesterday. A slight risk is posted for western portions of the state. But I want to stress this is a very low end severe [...]
As expected, the Storm Prediction Center is maintaining a slight risk for most of Iowa on Friday. The primary threat from storms that develop tomorrow afternoon is strong damaging winds. An isolated tornado is possible, but the greatest threat for that lies in eastern Nebraska. The atmosphere over the state [...]
It could be a noisy and busy day across Iowa on Friday as a frontal system passes through the area. This system has the potential to bring with it a pair of severe weather events to parts of Iowa. For now, the Storm Prediction Center has a general risk for [...]
Storms are rapidly developing along a cold front in Nebraska, South Dakota and Minnesota. These storms are expected to trickle into northern parts of Iowa, especially northwest Iowa later tonight. All modes of severe weather are possible tonight but the primary threat will come from strong damaging winds. Showers and [...]
A hot an humid day shaping up across Iowa today. This kind of weather is usually followed by a round or two of showers and thunderstorms. While that should happen, the timing is WAY off. Storms today will stay north of Iowa, although some severe weather could skirt the northernmost [...]
Emergency officials are monitoring a hold in a levee near the town of Olin in Jones County. That town sits near the Wapsipinicon River and Walnut Creek. There is a bit of hopeful news. Areas most at risk by the flood were already damaged in 2008. While this might limit [...]
Heavy rainfall is often the last aspect of severe weather people think about, behind tornadoes, hail, wind and lightning. But here in Iowa, many know all too well the terrible impact heavy rain and the flooding it causes can have on a person’s life. Take a look at the image [...]
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