Tracking Weather Across the State
My thanks to storm chaser Ben McMillan for bringing this to my attention. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently added two wildfires to the list of weather related disasters this year that totaled more than a billion dollars in damages. That brings the total for the year up [...]
Things are slowly returning to normal across northern Iowa. That’s where several inches of snow fell, especially in areas just west of the Mason City area. That’s where this photo comes from. Thanks to Curt Gast of Britt for sending us this picture of the snow in his area. The [...]
It’s not often I would consider to write a headline like that in regards to a winter storm, but I gotta admit this one played out almost like it was scripted. With a very sharp rain-snow cutoff over central Iowa, forecasters nailed this storm both in snowfall totals and track. [...]
The all important rain-snow line is being closely watched today as in parts of the state, the changeover to snow is occurring faster than first thought. The graphic to the left shows the current forecast from the National Weather Service in Des Moines for snowfall totals as of 3pm Saturday [...]
Our weekend storm has arrived and now much of Iowa is preparing for a measureable snow fall. The latest forecast model runs show the changeover to snow happening slightly later than first thought, which will hopefully keep snowfall totals down just a bit. As a result, the National Weather Service [...]
The National Weather Service has begun posting its advisories and watches for this weekend winter storm system. As you can see in the graphic to the left, a good portion of western Iowa is currently under a Winter Storm Watch. This watch will be clarified into either a Winter Weather [...]
After a few model runs over the last couple days, consistency has been the name of the game when it comes to an upcoming winter storm. Although some minor differences remain, the big picture points appear to be in order and we have a relatively good idea of how things [...]
You knew the dry and snow-free conditions would not last long. As we head into December it appears many portions of Iowa could see a significant snow event this weekend. Now with so much time between now and the storm’s arrival, I don’t want to commit to any totals, but [...]
It looks like snow will not be a problem here in Iowa this weekend, but that’s not the reason this advisory was posted. In the graphic to the left, you can see the counties highlighted in blue now under a Winter Weather Advisory. This advisory is in effect until 4pm [...]
With continued fluctuations in the forecast models, my usual stresses about taking these runs with a grain of salt continues. The only trouble now is we are getting closer to a possible snow event that could impact parts of the state in a matter of days. A slight shift in [...]
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