Tracking Weather Across the State
The models have begun to come into good agreement over the threat expected for the Upper Midwest on Tuesday. A storm system, centered in the Dakotas will produce severe thunderstorm development that afternoon. The graphic above gives you an idea where a slight risk is posted for areas of Iowa, [...]
After an expected round of strong to severe thunderstorms on Tuesday Night, a frontal boundary is expected to stall out somewhere over Iowa. This is expected to serve as a focal point for additional development on Wednesday. As you can see in the graphic above, the Storm Prediction Center has [...]
The image above is a look at the new and improved NEXRAD radar this afternoon in LaCrosse, WI. This radar covers the far northeastern counties of Iowa. In all, 5 radars scan the skies over the Hawkeye state and they’re all scheduled to receive the important dual-polarization radar upgrade. Earlier [...]
Day after day after day we’ve seen some good outbreaks of severe weather. Some in the Appalachian areas of the country. Others, like last night, dominating the weather picture in Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. In my travels I always hear a lot of people ask “when do you think Iowa [...]
This is a multimedia briefing made available by the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK regarding the potential of a
WeatherLiveTV’s Ben McMillan is tracking today’s threat for severe weather in the greater Kansas City area today. You can see his live video stream here. We’ll continue to monitor his progress and bring you updates throughout the evening. Remember, if you see severe weather, you can submit your images at [...]
Confidence is growing that a slow moving storm system will produce a smaller scale outbreak today over portions of Kansas and Missouri. You can see in the graphic above the relatively small area now under a moderate risk today. This area can expect to see explosive thunderstorm development with all [...]
As expected, the Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning that is in effect until 10:00pm for portions of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado. The primary threat from any storms that develop will be large hail. But a few tornadoes cannot be ruled out.
The threat is beginning to take shape across areas of Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado this afternoon. The Storm Prediction Center is monitoring this area for a possible watch in the coming hours. Conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorm development, but at this time the tornado risk in this area appears [...]
There’s not a large area under a threat for tornado development today, and you can blame a near stationary front for that. This morning the slight risk area in the Great Plains is somewhat small, thanks in part to that front and also a questionable amount of instability and dynamics [...]
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