Last nights' threat for thunderstorms was minimized as despite cooling aloft, a strong cap continued to be in place. With the lack of strong lift, the thunderstorms in southern South Dakota during the early nighttime hours could not continue further eastward. Some scattered storms did develop, however,...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008
Severe Weather: July 28
9:25 PM Update: Strong inhibition/capping is continuing ahead of the current activity in both North Dakota, and South Dakota. This is currently suppressing, and disorganizing the convection in southern South Dakota. Some cooling is taking place, that may allow the thunderstorms to continue to develop...
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Severe Weather: July 27
Recap: A round of storms made their way through portions of central and southern Iowa yesterday afternoon/evening. Storms developed during the early afternoon hours in response to an old MCS entering portions of northwest Iowa. As this continued, additional development occurred as this lingering...
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Ahh... Summer
Spent the first half of the week traveling from California into Las Vegas, NV; and then was in Vegas through Wednesday morning. Had a flight back into the plains of Iowa early Wednesday morning, and then drove back home during the afternoon hours. Finally back home and was able to see some of the...
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Vacation (Days 3 & 4)
The vacation continues, with a visit to a few more places on Friday morning in Sedona, AZ. Grabbed a few more panoramic images that can be stitched together later... We then continued south into the...
Friday, July 18, 2008
Vacation (Day 2)
Left Flagstaff, AZ in the morning en route to the Grand Canyon, drove through a large portion of the National Forest that is located throughout northern Arizona. A lot of scenic views, so plenty of pictures...
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Hello from Arizona!
Left for vacation yesterday morning, driving from northwest Iowa to Des Moines, IA Airport. From there, flew into Las Vegas, NV during the afternoon and picked up the rental car to make the way into...
Severe Weather: July 17
Just a quick update on the severe weather threat for Iowa, although I'm in Arizona (see post above). A line of thunderstorms capable of some damaging winds and large hail is making its' way into the state as we speak. A severe thunderstorm warnings has been issued for portions of Lyon and Osceola...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
More Lightning!
I made myself get up this morning so I would have time to edit at least a portion of the photos from last night. I have a dozen of the 'best' images from last night online in my gallery pages for you...
Lightning!!
I finally managed to do it! A storm at night, that was actually isolated cells instead of a huge line, that put off a decent lightning show. I was out taking photos from around 11:20 PM until 12:45 AM, managed nearly 120 images over that time with at least half of them with some type of strikes. ...
Monday, July 14, 2008
Thunderstorms...
With hot and moist air filtering into the state, the chances for thunderstorms are going to as well. This afternoon should see thunderstorms develop along a nearly stationary surface boundary from northern Minnesota into portions of central Nebraska. A majority of thunderstorms should not be severe,...
Sunday, July 13, 2008
A Chilly Morning... Warmth will Return
After seeing temperatures in the upper 80s to mid 90s, combined with overnight lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s, this morning felt kind of chilly for many areas of the state. Lows ranged from the lower 60s in southeast Iowa, to the lower 50s in northwest Iowa. These temperatures with the brisk breeze...
Saturday, July 12, 2008
A Welcome Home!
The National Guard First Battalion 194th Field Artillery Battery A stationed out of Estherville, IA got a welcome home celebration yesterday, July 11. They found themselves 'home' shortly before 2 PM...
Friday, July 11, 2008
Severe Weather: July 11
After yesterday's severe weather in eastern Iowa, it looks like both western and central Iowa will get their turn today. A cold front associated with a low pressure system in southern Canada, will continue to slowly work eastward this afternoon. Thunderstorms are expected to develop along this front...
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Severe Weather: July 10
3:50 PM Update: The thunderstorm threat has diminished for the state of Iowa as of latest radar updates. The extreme northeast corner of Iowa may be affected shortly by a strong bow echo storm that is tracking out of southeastern Minnesota. The SPC has also stated in discussions that portions of...
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
True Summer Week Ahead...
As the cold front that has lingered across the state the past couple of days finally moves to the east/south, we'll be left with more of a typical July week. Warm temperatures, increasing humidity, and some occasional pop-up thunderstorms will take hold through Friday and the next storm system.Temperatures...
Monday, July 7, 2008
July 7 Severe Weather
5:10 PM Update: A line of thunderstorms, some severe and tornadic, continue to occur along a line from near Decorah, IA southwestward to near Council Bluffs, IA. These storms should continue to be able to produce damaging winds and large hail up to one inch in diameter. At times throughout the evening,...
Sunday, July 6, 2008
July 6 Severe Weather
7:40 PM Update: Continued thunderstorms across portions of extreme northeast Iowa, with showers and an embedded storm or two over the remaining northern third of the state. The severe weather threat seems to have been diminished, and the severe thunderstorm storm watch will likely be canceled within...
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Thunderstorms, Some Severe?
Thunderstorm chances will once again creep into the forecast for the start of the new week, with the potential for some of the thunderstorms to be severe. A cold front will begin to enter the state on Sunday afternoon, sparking thunderstorms along it from the Great Lakes into the plains of Nebraska...
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
July 2 Severe Weather
A cold front is featured across the state this morning, and will continue to move southward through the state this afternoon. Ahead/South of this front will feature warm temperatures with high humidity, creating an atmosphere capable of severe weather in the form of large hail, damaging winds, and...
