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1 month ago
Severe Threat Increases Overnight Tonight and Again Friday Afternoon

Thunderstorms never really developed the way forecasts and models expected Wednesday evening and overnight. However, this morning, a few scattered storms developed across northwest Iowa and parts of northeast Nebraska and southwest Minnesota.

Map of Iowa counties with yellow and tan shaded regions in the northwest and north-central areas, likely indicating weather coverage or zones of interest.
Local
1 month ago
Moderate Drought Expands into Parts of Cherokee County

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor was released on June 30, with the map published Thursday, July 2nd.

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1 month ago
Northwest Iowa Faces Multiple Rounds of Storms Through the Holiday Weekend

For northwest Iowa, this afternoon and evening will remain warm and quiet as drier […]

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Local
1 month ago
Overnight Storms Bring 75 MPH Winds, Damage Across Northwest Iowa

Early this morning, there were seven Severe Thunderstorm Warnings issued across the region between 12:40 a.m. and 3:00 a.m.

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1 month ago
Storm Chances Return Late Saturday with Heat Building Next Week

CURRENT & TONIGHT: A warm and breezy day continues. Across the area this afternoon, […]

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1 month ago
No Sioux Falls Radar for a Week—Here’s What to Know

The Sioux Falls weather radar will be offline for up to one week beginning Wednesday, June 24th, for the replacement of the radar dome panels and repainting of the dome.

Weather radar showing light to moderate rain across northwest to north-central Iowa, with towns like Hartley, Spencer, Emmetsburg, Pocahontas, Cherokee, Sioux Center, and Sioux City.
Local
1 month ago
Rain Today, Then a Calm and Cooler Stretch

Showers will move out late this afternoon as the system moves east.

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1 month ago
Mild Temps with Occasional Showers Ahead

There are still signs of some weak storm energy this afternoon, mainly in parts of southwest Minnesota.

Map of a rural Iowa region with blue and green route segments near Mallard, showing Ruthven and Emmetsburg along with roads and a red vertical highway line
Local
2 months ago
Tornado Breakdown from Sunday Evening

Wednesday afternoon at roughly 2 p.m., the National Weather Service in Des Moines finalized most of its damage surveys from Sunday night’s severe weather event.

Local
2 months ago
Storm Surveys Show Straight-Line Wind damage, 10 EFU Tornadoes Reports in NW Iowa

Documented damage in far northwest Iowa has been ruled as straight-line wind damage.