• Record Breaking Year for Weather Disasters

    Record Breaking Year for Weather Disasters

    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 [...]

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  • SNOWY WEEKEND: Heavy Snow Impacts Travel

    SNOWY WEEKEND: Heavy Snow Impacts Travel

    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 [...]

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  • SNOW TOTALS: Forecast Right on The Money

    SNOW TOTALS: Forecast Right on The Money

    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. [...]

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  • WINTER UPDATE:  Timing Could Impact Forecast

    WINTER UPDATE: Timing Could Impact Forecast

    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 [...]

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  • Here Comes the Snow

    Here Comes the Snow

    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 [...]

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  • WINTER ALERT: Watch Posted for Parts of State

    WINTER ALERT: Watch Posted for Parts of State

    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 [...]

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  • Wintry Weekend In Store For Iowa

    Wintry Weekend In Store For Iowa

    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 [...]

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