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  • Spending a Day Back in the Classroom

    Spending a Day Back in the Classroom

    • February 8, 2012
    • By Ben McMillan
    • Forecasting
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    With no chase opportunities, today was a good day to talk to the kids.  Storm Chaser Ben McMillan traveled to Walnut Street School in Des Moines today to speak with Cassie Moffitt’s 2nd grade class.  The students just started a [...]

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  • VIDEO UPDATE: Winter Storm Strikes

    VIDEO UPDATE: Winter Storm Strikes

    • February 4, 2012
    • By Nick Weig
    • Forecasting
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    Below you’ll find this morning’s video update as of 6:30am.  We continue to follow this storm system and will bring you the very latest throughout the day.  Be sure to share your pictures and snow reports with us by emailing [...]

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  • UPDATE: Major Shift in Forecasted Track

    UPDATE: Major Shift in Forecasted Track

    • February 2, 2012
    • By Nick Weig
    • Forecasting
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    Have you been hoping our next winter storm would go away? Well, you may get your wish. A radical shift in nearly every forecast model today means most of the state will escape the heavy snow, if not the entire [...]

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  • WINTER COMEBACK: Heavy Snow Possible This Weekend

    WINTER COMEBACK: Heavy Snow Possible This Weekend

    • February 1, 2012
    • By Nick Weig
    • Forecasting
    • no comments

    Our spring-like winter is just about at an end. With many parts of the state now free of snow pack, mother nature is set to replenish Iowa with a lot of fresh flakes. At this time there are no watches, [...]

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  • VIEW FROM BELOW: My Shot of the Moon

    VIEW FROM BELOW: My Shot of the Moon

    • January 29, 2012
    • By Nick Weig
    • Forecasting
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    There hasn’t been a whole lot of weather to speak of.  Things are quiet, temperatures are warming and our snowpack is melting.  So I thought I would refresh the site tonight with a photo I shot earlier this month and [...]

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  • SPECIAL COVERAGE: Iowa Chasers Travel South

    SPECIAL COVERAGE: Iowa Chasers Travel South

    • January 22, 2012
    • By Nick Weig
    • Forecasting
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    While Iowans enjoy (or loathe) all of our newfound snow, southerners are preparing for something much more serious, the threat of a tornado outbreak.  The Storm Prediction Center is forecasting this outbreak to affect a rather sizeable area, as you [...]

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  • NO REST: Next Winter Storm Arrives Friday

    NO REST: Next Winter Storm Arrives Friday

    • January 18, 2012
    • By Nick Weig
    • Forecasting
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    Remember all that warm and dry weather we saw this winter?  Nowadays that pattern seems like it was a lifetime ago.  A continued active winter weather pattern over Iowa continues as another round of significant snowfall could arrive on Friday [...]

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  • Here Comes the Snow

    Here Comes the Snow

    • December 3, 2011
    • By Nick Weig
    • Forecasting, Watches Issued
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    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 [...]

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  • WINTER ALERT: Watch Posted for Parts of State

    WINTER ALERT: Watch Posted for Parts of State

    • December 2, 2011
    • By Nick Weig
    • Forecasting, Winter Weather
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    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.  [...]

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  • Wintry Weekend In Store For Iowa

    Wintry Weekend In Store For Iowa

    • December 1, 2011
    • By Nick Weig
    • Forecasting
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    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 [...]

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