Radar detected debris from the Greenfield tornado up to 40,000 feet in the air. We now have reports from Boone and Jefferson of people finding items in their yards, carried there by strong upper level winds.
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: Caught on camera:
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viewer captured this video of an
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near I-70 today in Ten Mile Canyon between Frisco and Copper Mountain.
Storms are weakening a bit... warm air aloft may be to blame. Good news. Hoping the trend continues, as there is plenty of energy to tap near the surface.
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I’ve wanted to get this pic for a long time. On the left, my friend and my ISU meteorology professor Dr. Bill Gallus. To his left, HIS professor at PSU,
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severe weather expert Dr. Greg Forbes.
An early morning satellite image shows the nearly mile long path of damage left by yesterday's tornado in Greenfield, Iowa. Image collected at 9:27 a.m. on May 22, 2024. (Image: BlackSky)
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Since January 18th, we’ve had 6 days in 45 with at or above average temperatures in Des Moines. And 38.3” of snow. So we have that going for us. Which is nice.
The Raccoon River at Waterworks Park in Des Moines is flowing at roughly ten times the rate it was before our recent rounds of rain. I’ll talk rivers and rainfall coming up during the 4 o’clock news and at 5 on WHO13!
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Snowfall Monday afternoon into Tuesday morning looking heavier than it did yesterday. Stay up to date. I’m not guessing specific totals because I’m retired. Get off my lawn. You kids with your rock-and-roll and your sideburns.
Snowfall by weekday so far this year in Des Moines: Monday - 4.1” , Tuesday - 3.3, Wednesday - 4, Thursday - 2.1, Friday - 5.1, Saturday - 9.7, Sunday - 8.1. Total: 36.4” ... total for winter season: 39.1” ... average annual snowfall for DSM is around 35”.
Aside from a few spits and flakes (which would be a bad name for a breakfast cereal) we are done with precip. tonight. Clearing skies will help temps drop to the low twenties, and that means slick spots. 42 Sunday. 51 Monday... 53 Tuesday!
Heading out to be storm-chasin’ Jason today while Ed, Jeriann and Gabe handle things in the studio at WHO13 and on Iowa’s Weather Channel. Stay weather-aware today!
We may see a few late day/evening flurries - otherwise it'll be a breezy one w/a high near 32. Sun and less wind tomorrow... 37. More clouds - warmer on Friday... 42. Clouds and 49 Saturday, and a rain/snow chance Sunday... high hear 42. I'm working nights at KCCI this weekend...
UPDATE: Hundreds of cars stranded on I-80 near the Donner Summit…blizzard winds and heaviest snow of the storm starting. It’s a race to see if they can clear the interstate before cars get too buried.
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Both the big American and European models place a heavy band of snow along highway 30 by late Friday, with as much as 10" falling there. The placement of that band could change, and even a 20-mile shift would make a big difference. Stick with KCCI for the latest updates.
I can only take so much Peppa Pig, so decided to look over the forecast. It appears Thursday/Friday's system may miss the metro with snow to the north, but another system in the Sunday time frame could still give us a white Christmas...
Ospreys start returning this time of year in Iowa, and cardinals start building nests. Meadowlarks and eagles start returning as well. Crayfish start mating, too, but no one wants to see that.
Wind gusts of 40mph or so and heavy rain continue to be possible as tonights’s line of storms continues southeast. Almost an inch of rain in my gaige in western Urbandale.
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(2/2) The heaviest of the snow looks to fall Wednesday evening. Models have 4”-7” totals by Thursday afternoon for the Des Moines metro area as I type this, but it's early and amounts can still change.
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Super-high dewpoint readings (and, therefore, heat indices) in western Iowa are the result of faulty and/or miscalibrated AWOS sensors in that part of the state. Dewpoints into the low 80's are likely legit. Dewpoints of 90 are certainly not.
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Per Jeff Zogg, hydrologist at the NWS in Johnston and of interest to boaters in central Iowa - Saylorville Lake will begin rising rapidly on the 24th of this month, peaking around July 5th at 870-875'. The previous peak last month got to 860'. The spillway is at 884'.
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Heads up anyone in the new warning that includes metro thru 6:15pm! 70-80mph wind gusts are the issue here! Anyone outdoors should move inside for the next hour plus
New warning and storm path, updated for increased storm speed. Warning until 9:15 for parts of Adair, Adams, Clearke, Madison, Ringgold and Union counties.
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