With Spring just around the corner, severe weather will soon follow. It’s time for you the reader to take a guess as to when the state of Iowa will have its first Severe Thunderstorm Warning of the year. Pick the date and what county you think it will be issued for. Also we will guess [...]
Entries from February 2010
February 26, 2010
Middle of the Night Notes
Cold and dry weather will be the norm for the next couple of days across the state. Tonight readings will drop back into the single digits above and below zero. This will be the last night of such an occurance at least for the next two weeks. A slow warm up in temperatures will begin [...]
February 24, 2010
Another Sub-Zero Night
Tonight will see clear skies and light winds, which will lead to temperatures dropping back below zero. Most of the state fell below zero last night with a few locations even dropping in the teens below zero. Temperatures tonight will be similiar to this morning with a few locations dropping a few degrees lower. A [...]
February 23, 2010
Cold is the Word
Cold NW Winds continue to blow across the state tonight, bringing with it some blowing snow and isolated reduced visibilities and partly covered road conditions. Along with it, a Wind Chill Advisory has been issued from 2am until 9am Wednesday morning for the following counties, Emmet, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Palo Alto, Hancock, Cerro Gordo, Mitchell, [...]
February 22, 2010
Cold and Blustery
The week begins after another snow storm moved across the state dropping anywhere between a dusting in the far northern parts of the state to 4-5 inches+ further to the south. The skies today will be partly cloudy with highs generally in the 20s. A cold front will move into the state from the northwest [...]
February 21, 2010
Snow for the South
The ever changing warnings and advisories further to the south have led to much of the northern parts of the state that will recieve little if any snow from this storm system. The Winter Storm Warnings are in effect through Monday in the southern two tiers of counties with Winter WX Advisories along the northern [...]
February 20, 2010
Very Snowy through early Monday
Winter Storm Warnings continue through Monday for most of the southern part of the state with Winter WX Advisories along the northern fringe. Winter Storm Warnings include the following counties, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery and Page from Midnight tonight until 6am Monday. Adams, Appanoose, Clarke, Davis, Decatur, Lucas, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Ringgold, Taylor, Union, Wapello, Warren [...]
February 19, 2010
Winter Storm Watch for Second Storm
MORNING UPDATE: The NWS in Des Moines has issued a Winter Storm Watch in effect from Midnight Sunday morning until 6am Monday morning for the following counties, Adair, Adams, Appanoose, Cass, Clarke, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Tama, Taylor, Union, Wapello, Warren and Wayne. The NWS in [...]
February 19, 2010
A Few Snow Reports
Here are a few reports from this storm. Des Moines Airport 3.7 Cumberland 5.4 Murray 3.1 Beaconsfield 4.0 5 S Stanton 4.0 Red Oak and Sidney 4.0 The heaviest snowfall has moved into the eastern part of the state, but the amounts will be less with only 1-3 inches of snow likely with the heaviest [...]
February 19, 2010
Winter WX Advisory Through This Evening
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter WX Advisory. This will be in effect for the following counties. Fremont, Page, Mills and Montgomery until 4pm Guthrie, Cass, Adair, Madison, Adams, Union, Clarke, Lucas, Taylor, Ringgold, Decatur, Wayne until 9pm Dallas, Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Warren, Marion, Mahaska, Monroe, Wapello, Appanoose and Davis until Midnight * [...]
