May 2 Severe Weather

Thunderstorms will be widespread across the state today and are already ongoing this morning over eastern Iowa. Another line of thunderstorms/showers is in eastern Nebraska and should move into western Iowa before 10 AM. These thunderstorms should continue into the afternoon hours, where redevelopment is also possible in eastern Iowa along the cold front. The redevelopment of thunderstorms may lead to some isolated severe weather for the eastern third of the state. Main threat with these storms will be marginally severe hail and some strong wind gusts, however, an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out if sufficient heating can take place early this afternoon.

We cool down in the wake of this strong low pressure system, areas of western and central Iowa are already underway with their cool down as the cold front has pushed past and the low continues to pull down cooler air from the northwest and west.

More updates are possible later today if any severe weather is likely to occur