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5/24/2012 Multimedia Briefing
The Storm Prediction Center has posted this briefing on today’s severe weather threat.
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May 2nd 2012 Severe Weather Briefing
This is the severe weather briefing from the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK for the potential of a severe
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4/27/2012 Briefing from Storm Prediction Center
This is a multimedia briefing made available by the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, OK regarding the potential of a
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NWS Confirms Major Tornado in NW Iowa Friday Night
After their first survey of tornado damage in far northern Iowa, the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls ranked the tornado that cause serious damage in Sibley, IA an EF-4. That’s the second highest level on the Enhanced Fujita Scale. The supercell first developed in Western Nobles County, Minnesota before [...]
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Plenty of What Ifs Before Friday’s Storms
All day Thursday during our live chat coverage of yesterday’s severe weather outbreak I had a lot of people ask me about Friday’s threat for severe weather. Unfortunately my answer hasn’t changed and the Storm Prediction Center has little to add to it. A broad slight risk is posted for [...]
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11:30AM UPDATE: NW Iowa Faces Tornado Outbreak
Taking a look at the changes to the severe weather outlook, not much has changed in the general sense. In the image to the left you can see a moderate risk remains posted for most of Iowa today. Developing thunderstorms in western Iowa later this afternoon are expected to quickly [...]
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Severe Weather Outbreak Possible Today
Been a while since we’ve seen this. The graphic to the left shows the risk for today. A large area of Iowa and the rest of the Upper Midwest is under a moderate risk for severe weather. A rather juicy atmosphere will interact with a storm system moving in from [...]
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No Warnings? Yet Tornadoes Reported? How?
In the wake of the sudden tornado touchdown in Maquoketa over the weekend, the image to the left might have you scratching your head. Two tornadoes were reported in central Iowa this afternoon, yet no warnings were issued. Well, there is a reason behind this and it’s called the landspout. [...]
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Morning Rain Might Give Way to Severe Weather
The storms that barreled through Nebraska last night likely woke a few people up in western Iowa. Showers and thunderstorms developed across the state early this morning. No severe weather, but a few rumbles of thunder in some places. All this rain will eventually move out and it’s expected the [...]




