Alright, I can call it severe weather beings there were warnings issued on it at least. A ‘decent’ storm came into the area within the last half hour, bringing fairly gusty winds and some decent rainfall. This storm came from the northeast, first forming near the IA/MN border to the north of Spencer,...
Friday, September 29, 2006
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Slight Feel of Summer!
Although the last couple of days have been filled with some clouds, a few sprinkles and some chilly winds. That looks like it could come to an end by this weekend and be replaced with a feel of nearly summer like conditions over the state. Today saw temperatures only rise into the lower 60s at best...
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
The beginning of Fall!
Well, Fall officially began and although this weekend was somewhat chilly we have returned to some very nice weather that is currently over the state. However, a system moving tonight and tomorrow will likely put an end to that. This won’t be a very in depth post due to time constraints that I have,...
Friday, September 22, 2006
Chase Day (for some)
Well today looks like a potentially dangerous day for areas of MO/AR and IL, with the threat of tornadoes and damaging winds. Strong low pressure system will pull a warm front northward over MO/IL, combined with strong shear values given jet streaks and the potential for severe weather is quite high....
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Rain Today, Chase Tomorrow?
Well today as promised has been quite wet for most of the western and central portions of the state. Rain has been off and on throughout the day in Ames, most of the time being only light. But, over other portions of the state the rain has fell consistantly and heavy at times. Highest amounts so...
Monday, September 18, 2006
Chilly Forecast!
Well before I get into the chilly forecast, this weekend did hold some severe weather over the plains states. Including tornado reports in SD/NE and MN, I did not chase this weekend however so I do not have any reports to inform you of. Now, as for this chilly forecast. Sunday didn’t seem to chilly...
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Saturday Severe Weather
Well as mentioned in previous posts, this weekend holds the potential for a decent severe weather episode across the plain states. SPC has issued their day 3 outlook for Saturday, it was actually issued early this morning. Nonetheless, they have put in a 30% probability for much of western Iowa as...
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Rest of Week to be Nice!
Despite the rainy, cloudy and fairly chilly weekend and first two days of the week, things look to change for the rest of the week. Today, temperatures ranged from the lower 70s in western Iowa to a downright chilly high of only upper 50s in eastern Iowa where cloudcover was much more abundant. Highest...
Sunday, September 10, 2006
ISU/UNLV Recap - Plenty of Rain
Well the game last night was quite the dandy, where once again the Iowa State crowd was foreced to wait until the final play of the game before knowing who would win. Fortunately, this time it at least happened within regulation, but not without controversy. ISU looked decent through the first half...
Friday, September 8, 2006
Iowa State vs UNLV GameDay Forecast & Game Notes
In what will be a ritual for the rest of the football season, here is my ‘official’ forecast for the Iowa State vs UNLV football game that is set to kick off just after 6 PM tomorrow night! But first, the Game Notes: Iowa State (1-0) comes off of a tough earned win against Toledo last Thursday. In...
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Stunning September!
A great day today across the state, with highs ranging from the upper 70s in northwest Iowa to the mid-80s in southeast Iowa with 86 degrees coming out of Keokuk! This occurred with clear skies throughout the day and relatively light winds, which allowed full heating throughout the state. You can...
