We finally will see the warm temperatures and more spring like conditions today with the aid of strong southerly winds this afternoon. Winds will be 10-20 mph with 30 mph or greater gusts at times. This strong wind is much needed for those interested in severe weather tomorrow, as just above the surface...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Warming Up
After the chilly weekend and start to the work week, you will be happy to know that temperatures will only rise through Thursday of this week. However, upon reaching Thursday we will see another strong system work into the plains and bring thunderstorms (some severe) and other rain showers. This low...
Friday, April 25, 2008
April 25 Severe Weather Update
A line of severe thunderstorms formed early this afternoon across portions of eastern Iowa with the main threat of large hail. As the afternoon continued however, these storms entered more favorable conditions for the threat of tornadoes. Currently this line is on the Mississippi River and crossing...
April 25 Severe Weather
Thunderstorms expand throughout much of the state, the only exception is areas of southeast and south-central Iowa where they are currently free of any showers or thunderstorms. This is likely to change though, as a severe thunderstorm watch has just been issued that covers portions of southwest and...
Thursday, April 24, 2008
April 24 Severe Weather Update #2
Several severe thunderstorm warnings were issued this evening and early tonight for storms in western and central Iowa. Even a tornado warning was issued for a short time for a storm to the east of Webster City. All of the reports thus far have been for hail between .75 and 1 inch in diameter, a wind...
April 24 Severe Weather Update
A line of thunderstorms in northern Iowa has expanded into a broken line of thunderstorms across portions of western Iowa. Previously within the past hour a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for portions of Emmet and Kossuth county in northern Iowa for the threat of hail. A tornado was reported...
April 24 Severe Weather
A few thunderstorms exist over the state as we enter early Thursday, these storms shouldn't capable of much more than some moderate rain and a few lightning strikes. Some gusty winds may accompany the storms in the southern third of the state, as more moisture exists in that region. These isolated...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Stormy Forecast
Thunderstorms are expected to make their way into the state this evening and continue through the night. Thunderstorms should once again develop during the afternoon and evening on Thursday, with the potential for a few severe storms. The severe weather threat for tomorrow should be limited to the...
Monday, April 21, 2008
A Few Thunderstorms
The warmer temperatures aloft, along with cloudiness during the afternoon hours was enough to hold off any thunderstorms until the past hour or so. Once the sun was able to set and allow some cooling to occur we were able to initiate some storms. Struggling at first and still fairly isolated, however...
Iowa Chaser Website
My main website, www.iowachaser.com will likely be unavailable later tonight due to some server changes. Hopefully everything will go smoothly and the site will only be unavailable for a couple of hours during the overnight. I will update if any changes are made to the schedule of downtime, but currently...
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Thunderstorms (Slight Severe Risk)
We warm up nicely today with strong southerly winds bringing up both the temperatures and moisture. As we finally got rid of the slow system that affected the state for several days, western Iowa saw clear skies for part of the day yesterday while the rest of the state cleared out overnight. Today's...
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Cold Front
Currently the cold front that has slowly made its' way across the state is located from near LaCrosse, WI through Osceola, IA and continuing to the southwest through Kansas. This front had already entered northwest Iowa this morning, but has only made very slow progress throughout the day. Winds shift...
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Solid Spring Week
With a weekend of well below normal temperatures, cold rain, and snow across the state of Iowa it is great to look ahead and see what this next week has in store. Today was much improved over the previous two, with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 40s across the state. Tomorrow should once...
April 10 Iowa Tornado Surveys
The National Weather Service offices in Des Moines and Davenport have completed their surveys' of several tornadoes that swept across southern Iowa on Thursday, April 10. In total there were 8 tornadoes that covered portions of six counties. Of the eight tornadoes, they were given the following EF-Scale...
Friday, April 11, 2008
Behind the Low
After yesterdays' extensive rainfall and severe weather that crossed through the state, the low pressure system is currently slowly moving over the state. The low became a cut-off low pressure system yesterday, indicating that it would likely move slowly as well as weaken. That is what current surface...
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Tornado Warning(s) -- Southern Iowa
Update: 6:45 PM, Two tornado warned storms are moving over eastern Iowa with another round of thunderstorms possible as the evening progresses. I will be unable to provide updates in near 'real-time' for the remainder of the evening. Please listen to your local radio and TV for any updates throughout...
Tornado Watch & Warnings
A complex of thunderstorms has worked its' way through north-central Missouri this afternoon, crossing the warm front and continuing into south-central Iowa currently. These storms are capable of producing tornadoes and thus warnings have been issued for several counties for the potential for tornadoes....
Very Windy & Stormy
I've awoke this morning to a dark apartment, as a fairly large power outage is occurring in Ames this morning. I'm unaware of how this outage occurred, but high winds may easily have something to do with it. Much of central Iowa has been listed under a Wind Advisory as winds are sustained 30-35 mph...
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Wind, Snow, Rain, Hail, & Tornadoes?
A very strong low pressure system is expected to track directly over the state tomorrow evening and overnight. To the south and east of this low pressure system, a warm front is expected to be pulled northward allowing warm and moist air to infiltrate portions of the state. As the low continues to...
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Beautiful Spring Day!
And it is about time we had one here over the entire state! Temperatures even at 11 am have rose up into the mid to upper 50s for the most part across the state, with much more heating to go we can expect to see temperatures to range from the lower 60s to the lower 70s by late this afternoon. Everybody...
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Spring?!
We've been flirting with spring for the past couple weeks in Iowa, at times bringing highs up into the 50s across the state with warm southerly winds. But, then we'd have a system come through and bring behind it the cold air which of course allowed us to see more of that white stuff. Strangely enough,...
