Tracking Weather Across the State
It certainly wasn’t an outbreak, in fact, it was just one storm cell that passed through eastern Iowa on Friday evening. But that’s all that was needed as a swath of damage was reported through Iowa, Johnson, Linn and Jones County. Some of the heaviest damage occurred in Marengo, where [...]
There’s one thing to be said about straight line wind producing storms. They can often time be some of the most beautiful images as the storm approaches you. Of course that all changes one they arrive, because then the wind and the damage begins. Widespread damage was reported over the [...]
This morning I was woken up to some rather noisy rumbles of thunder. As much as I’m not a fan of thunder it was certainly good to hear the rain falling again. I wish I could say it will be enough to ease our drought worries, but sadly, it will [...]
The hurricane season is not even a week old, and already the Atlantic has produced four named storms. Not a promising sign of things to come. The one of concern right now is tropical storm Debby. The storm is expected to remain off the coast, turn west and head for [...]
This has been a relatively tranquil severe weather season here in Iowa. With the summer months now upon us, the “prime time” for tornadoes has come and gone with little fanfare. Of course severe weather is still possible between now and October, but the threat begins to shift to a [...]
Things are beginning to take a turn for the worse. After a decent round of rains this week I was hopeful that we’d see a fair amount of improvement in the drought conditions over Iowa. Admittedly my lawn is looking much healthier, but those looks can be deceiving. As you [...]
A very slight risk for severe weather is possible across a narrow corridor that includes portions of central and eastern Iowa later today. The primary threat for severe weather today, in fact, lies further to the north and east across portions of Wisconsin. That’s where storms could re-fire early this [...]
The Storm Prediction Center is monitoring the potential for a modest day of severe weather, especially in portions of central Minnesota, just west and north of the Twin Cities metro area. In this particular area, all modes of severe weather will be possible. A tornado outbreak is not forecast, but [...]
The Storm Prediction Center, as expected, has issued a Tornado Watch for eastern portions of the Dakotas and western areas of Minnesota. Severe thunderstorms are expected to begin firing soon, quickly producing strong winds, large hail and a few tornadoes when that happens. We are monitoring the latest developments and [...]
As expected, things are still evolving as scheduled. As a result, the Storm Prediction Center is preparing a tornado watch for portions of eastern North and South Dakota and western Minnesota. This is where explosive thunderstorms development is expected in the next 1-3 hours. These storms will be capable of [...]
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