Des Moines International Airport, IA
Last Updated on May 19 2013, 11:54 pm CDT
Weather by NOAA
Current Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Temp: 62°F
Wind: SE at 8mph
Humidity: 90%
Windchill: 61°F
Iowa has surely seen its share of abnormal weather for this odd start to May, from snow to heavy rain to flooding. But, something we didn’t see as often as usual in April, has yet to show its strength for May, either: Severe weather. But, it looks as of this will change this weekend....
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Written by Office of the Governor, via Iowa EMA on April 19, 2013. Governor Terry E. Branstad today issued a proclamation activating the Iowa Individual Assistance Program for five counties in eastern Iowa in the wake of recent storms and flooding.Counties included in the proclamation are Cedar, Johnson, Mahaska, Scott, and Washington. Beginning April 17,...
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The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma is monitoring Central Iowa for a Severe Thunderstorm Watch later tonight. Showers and Isolated Thunderstorms are currently making their way across Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri at this hour along an easterly-moving Cold Front. A few supercells with large hail and damaging wind gusts will be possible...
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Wind Probabilities /UPDATE/…3:30PM The SPC has removed the 15% hail risk for all of Iowa due to clouds and precipitation being mucked over the area. The slight risk has also been cut for the majority of Northeastern Iowa and has been confined to Southeastern and East Central Iowa. However, a low to moderate amount...
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The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted a Slight Risk of Severe Weather for much of Southern Iowa on the day Tuesday. A strong upper level trough over the Western states should break into multiple impulses, in which one will be the foundation for severe weather for our area on Tuesday. One...
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The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has highlighted a Slight Risk for Severe Weather for far Southeastern Iowa today. A broad, strong upper trough will move into the four corners region today as a strengthening southerly low-level jet develops over the Lower Plains. Farther East, a stationary front will extend from EC Nebraska toward the...
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Public Information Statement National Weather Service Quad Cities IA/IL Issued by National Weather Service La Crosse WI 852 PM CST MON FEB 18 2013 …Communications Outage at the Quad Cities National Weather Service office… Communications leaving the Quad Cities National Weather Service Office have been lost. As a result…NOAA Weather Radios as listed below...
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Not much to report on the severe weather front, however due to the high temperatures, breezy winds, and dry conditions the National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for northern Iowa effective until around 8 PM this evening. This includes all counties along and north of US 30 and roughly along and...
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Forecasters at the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma are currently monitoring the Northeastern portion of our viewing area for a Severe Thunderstorm Watch. A new boundary layer has setup shop thanks to storms this morning in Central Minnesota reaching down to Algona, along with another boundary layer over Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa...
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From the National Weather Service Des Moines website: Boone county residents (especially residents in Northwest Boone county), may now tune their receivers to WXK-84 broadcasting from Fort Dodge. This broadcast will now provide severe weather Watches and Warnings for Boone county. WXK-84 at Fort Dodge broadcasts on 162.400 MHz. Boone county has been, and...
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