• Right on Time: Autumn in Iowa

    Right on Time: Autumn in Iowa

    Today’s raining and dreary day perfectly matches the season that just arrived a few days ago.  Fall is here, and Mother Nature is sure making it feel like it.  Temperatures are below normal and are not expected to rise too much until mid week.  It’s a good indicator that colder [...]

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  • A Hit or Miss Threat for Severe Weather

    A Hit or Miss Threat for Severe Weather

    Pretty much the entire state of Iowa faces a slight risk for severe weather today.  But that risk is not as big as the area it covers.  A storm system will finally begin moving out of the Upper Midwest today, sending a cold front across the state late this afternoon [...]

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  • Bask in the Glow of the Super Harvest Moon

    Bask in the Glow of the Super Harvest Moon

    Summer officially comes to end tonight at 10:09pm.  If clouds stay away, you might notice some unusual brightness tonight.  That’s because the harvest moon arrives tonight.  It’s unusual for this annual full moon phase to come as summer comes to an end.  The moon will reach maximum brightness just a [...]

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  • Another Hail Storm Strikes Northwest Iowa

    Another Hail Storm Strikes Northwest Iowa

    The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a new Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola and Sioux Counties.  As you can see in the radar image from 4:45pm, a very strong thunderstorm with a prominent hail core is moving through this area.  This storm has a history [...]

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  • Storms Push North of Iowa

    Storms Push North of Iowa

    Strong thunderstorms producing large hail briefly affected portions of northwest Iowa late this morning and early this afternoon.  But now the threat appears to be moving off into areas of southwest Minnesota.  A Severe Thunderstorm Watch does remain in effect for portions of northern Iowa west of Interstate 35.  There [...]

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  • LIVE COVERAGE: Severe Weather Strikes Again

    Below you’ll find complete LIVE coverage of today’s severe weather threat across the state.  Activate the chat window below and you’ll get up to the minute weather information, the latest radar images and reports from storm chasers and spotters across the state. September 22nd, 2010 Severe WX Coverage

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  • Ongoing Hail Threat Prompts New Warning

    Ongoing Hail Threat Prompts New Warning

    The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls have issued a new Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Plymouth and Sioux Counties in northwest Iowa.  This new warning will remain in effect until 12:45pm.  A severe thunderstorm moving into Iowa has a long history of producing extremely large hail up to 3.00” in [...]

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  • 12:00pm UPDATE: Major Hail Threat in Northwest Iowa

    12:00pm UPDATE: Major Hail Threat in Northwest Iowa

    As a severe thunderstorm begins to move into northwest Iowa, it appears large hail will be the primary threat early this afternoon.  The storm moving into Plymouth County at this hour has a recent history of producing hail as large as 3.00” in diameter.  That’s three times the severe threshold [...]

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  • First Warning of the Day

    First Warning of the Day

    The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has posted a Severe Thunderstorm Warning that includes far western Plymouth County in northwest Iowa.  The storm that should move into the county within the hour has a long history of producing large hail and has managed to maintain its intensity. 

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  • WXALERT: T-Storm Watch for Northwest Iowa

    WXALERT: T-Storm Watch for Northwest Iowa

    The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of northern Iowa this morning.  This watch will remain in effect until 6:00pm.  This watch includes more than a dozen counties in Iowa.  You can see those counties in the graphic to the left.

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