Tracking Weather Across the State
In the final severe weather outlook of the day, the Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk for portions of eastern Iowa. This new development comes as showers and thunderstorms have fired up in central Iowa just as the sun was setting. The primary threat from these storms tonight [...]
Have you ever seen so many colors on a temperature map in such a short space? It’s not very often this happens, but after all, it is Spring. A warm front moved into Iowa today, bringing with it a surge of warm air. On top of that, cloud cover lingered [...]
It wasn’t a large outbreak, but strong to severe thunderstorms gave many Iowans their first taste of some rocky weather this Spring. Showers and thunderstorms first developed late Thursday Afternoon in portions of western Missouri and eastern Kansas. The storms quickly turned severe and pushed into Iowa, where a solid [...]
Iowa missed out on the showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday Night, but there are plenty of other chances coming up in the near future. The Storm Prediction Center has posted a slight risk for severe weather for portions on southwest Iowa on Thursday. You can see the affected area in [...]
The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK is monitoring far eastern Iowa this afternoon for severe thunderstorm development. This is the area they are monitoring for a watch. With the cold front passing through this area, thunderstorms could develop in the next hour or two. The threat here in Iowa [...]
As we told you last week, NEXRAD in the Quad Cities was getting a major upgrade. After a weeks worth of work, the radar is again operational, but work continues on the new technology. It’s called Dual-Polarization Radar, or Dual-Pol. In the future, the radar will still be known as [...]
For weeks it’s been a running joke in Iowa that Spring… even Summer were way ahead of schedule. We said that based just on temperature. Now with Spring really here, according to the calendar at least, other stereotypical features of the season are back in full force. The most notable [...]
Our third mesoscale discussion tells us exactly what we’ve been talking about all day and night. There is potential for a strong storm or two, but no organized threat for severe weather. Simply put, the ingredients just aren’t there. Even so, a strong band of showers and thunderstorms are making [...]
A new mesoscale discussion this afternoon from the Storm Prediction Center. The area highlighted now includes areas of southern and central Iowa. At least one severe thunderstorm warning has been issued because of a threat of strong, gusty winds and some large hail. With storms moving north at 50mph, wind [...]
The Storm Prediction Center has posted a mesoscale discussion for a large portion of the state. There are indications that strong thunderstorms will develop soon, especially over the western half of Iowa. Thunderstorms have already developed in eastern Iowa, but are elevated in nature and appear to be no threat [...]
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