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 [...]
Take a look at the image here. All that white is radar estimated rainfall totals from this storm that have reached the top of the chart, 10 inches or more of rain! That figure has already been verified as areas [...]
You really couldn’t ask for a worse time for the lights to go out. Late Monday afternoon the town of Parnell, where I live, lost power. A substation failed nearby, taking out the power and more importantly the air conditioning. [...]
This is the kind of event that we hope comes once in a generation. A powerful derecho (long duration straight line wind event) roared from Des Moines to Ontario, Canada this morning. Along that path here in Iowa, winds that [...]
We’ve said it many times in the past, straight line winds can be just as bad if not worse than a tornado. That’s what may have happened in portions of central and eastern Iowa early this morning. Major damage was [...]
Thunderstorms that developed late Saturday Night and early Sunday Morning continue at this hour, producing strong to severe bands of showers and thunderstorms. This morning’s primary threat from these storms is large hail and some isolated strong, gusty winds. Around [...]
With a Severe Thunderstorm Watch now in effect, a severe thunderstorm is already affecting the southeastern-most portion of Iowa. As a result a Severe Thunderstorm Warning is in effect for this area. You can see the affected area in the [...]
Sunday’s severe weather outbreak across Iowa was not record breaker by any means, but it certainly sent many running for cover as storms ripped through eastern Iowa. Today, surveys were conducted by the National Weather Service. A tornado in Howard [...]
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has concluded its survey of tornado damage in the southwest Iowa town of Lenox. Both tornadoes were weak but still managed to do considerable damage. The first tornado touched down at approximately 4:38pm [...]
The National Weather Service in Des Moines will send survey teams out to southwest Iowa to investigate tornado damage in and near the towns of Sharpsburg and Lenox. Lenox appears to be the hardest hit after a tornado touched down [...]
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