Severe Weather Threat: Apr 23

A strong shortwave and associated vorticity maxima is currently located over extreme northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri. This shortwave should continue to move east/northeast during the day, continuing the threat of showers and thunderstorms over northern Missouri and southern Iowa. At this time it does not appear that these thunderstorms will be capable of severe weather given limited instability over this area. Further west a warm front will continue to push eastward, giving clear skies and temperatures in the 80s. Moisture advection is continuing into the area, however dew points only in the 50s are expected. Despite yielding some instability over western Iowa and eastern Nebraska, the atmosphere should be well capped and thus it appears that no thunderstorms are likely at this time through the remainder of the day. Thus today's severe weather threat appears very low throughout the entire state of Iowa.

Additional updates on today's threat will only be posted if conditions warrant.