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Governor Branstad issues disaster proclamation for five eastern Iowa counties

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April 19, 2013
Governor Branstad issues disaster proclamation for five eastern Iowa counties

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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LIVE COVERAGE: Severe Weather Potential in Northern Iowa

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June 14, 2012

Below you can find today’s LIVE COVERAGE of the enhanced severe weather potential in North Central to North Western Iowa, featuring LIVE RADAR, A LIVE CHAT with 3-5 severe weather analysts and before they break in warnings, and CHASESTREAM showing LIVE VIDEO of chasers in the field. Thanks for watching – and feel free to...
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NOON UPDATE: Moderate Risk for Western Iowa; Primary Threat is Damaging Winds

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May 2, 2012
NOON UPDATE: Moderate Risk for Western Iowa; Primary Threat is Damaging Winds

It seems like night after night there is a Severe Weather threat. Well, it doesn’t seem, it is night after night. Earlier today we told you that there was a Moderate Risk for Western Iowa, and that stands as of the 11:30 SPC update. This area will the center of where storms will develop...
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THURSDAY WXUPDATE: Another Day of Severe Weather

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May 1, 2012
THURSDAY WXUPDATE: Another Day of Severe Weather

These severe weather chances won’t end for a while! A Quasi-Stationary front will set up shop Thursday with ongoing thunderstorms most likely continuing to progress across Iowa during the day. South of these storms, moderate to strong destabilization is expected to happen, with storms to fire up in the Upper Mississippi valley in the...
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11:30AM UPDATE: Final Hours of Silence; Storms to fire up this afternoon

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April 15, 2012
11:30AM UPDATE: Final Hours of Silence; Storms to fire up this afternoon

The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has posted an updated Severe Weather outlook map for today. There are few changes; however some change in general forecast. Clouds are beginning to thin out, and this in combination with incoming moisture will continue to boost the destabilization of the air later this afternoon. Forcing of...
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Flood Safety Awareness Week is March 12-16, 2012

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March 14, 2012
Flood Safety Awareness Week is March 12-16, 2012

Courtesy NWS Des Moines View the related NWS Des Moines Media Advisory here. View the related NWS Des Moines Public Information Statement here.   Related Web sites: National Flood Safety Awareness Week Web site: http://www.floodsafety.noaa.gov/ . Iowa Flood Awareness Web site: http://www.DontTestTheWatersIowa.gov/. Aerial photograph looking north, showing Iowa State University and the city of Ames on August...
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