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On This Date in Iowa Weather History: Record August Cold
On August 20, 1950, unseasonably cool weather sent the temperature plummeting down to 30°F at Britt and Sibley, Iowa. This tied the all-time coldest August temperature for Iowa, which previously...
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June 24-25 Raccoon River Flooding Review
Blog post by Kenny Podrazik – NWS Des Moines Figure 1 Figure 2 Two periods of storms affected central Iowa during a 24-hour period from June 24 to June 25, 2015. The first round of storms occurred...
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April 8-10, 1973 – Iowa Blizzard
Snowfall totals from April 8-10, 1973 across Iowa. The highest total was 20.3 inches in Belle Plaine, Iowa (Benton County). Des Moines Totaled 14.0 inches from this storm. In 1973, possibly the worst...
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15-Year Anniversary of Agency, Iowa Tornado
On April 10-11, 2001, a significant severe weather outbreak produced 28 tornadoes across Iowa which was part of a region wide 2-day tornado outbreak that spawned 79 tornadoes across Nebraska, Iowa,...
View ArticleOn This Date in Iowa Weather History – May 6
Iowa certainly has had its extreme weather. May is no exception and today (May 6) has proven that Iowa can experience many different types of weather no matter the season. From snow to tornadoes to...
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On this Date in Iowa Weather History – 1997
October 25-26, 1997 A major winter storm moved into western Iowa just before midnight on October 25th and spread across about the southeastern two thirds of the state on the 26th. Two bands of heavy...
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On This Date In Iowa Weather History – 1991 Halloween Storm
1991: A major winter storm pounded the upper Midwest from October 30th into November 2nd with some of the most severe effects occurring on Halloween. Snow moved into southern Iowa on the afternoon of...
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On this Date in Iowa Weather History: 1959 Girl’s State Basketball Winter Storm
On March 14-16, 1959, a major winter storm struck Iowa as a potent low pressure center moved east northeast out of Kansas into central Illinois resulting in 6 deaths and 1 injury. Precipitation began...
View ArticleOn This Date in Iowa Weather History: Dunkerton, Iowa F3 Tornado – May 11, 2000
On May 11, 2000, severe thunderstorms produced large hail and at least seven tornadoes across northeastern Iowa including one that killed one person and injured 25 others as it produced F3 damage near...
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On This Date in Iowa Weather History – March 13, 1990
March 13, 1990: A devastating tornado outbreak brought a total of 59 confirmed tornadoes across Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa (See Figure 1 Below). The tornado outbreak brought two F5 tornadoes...
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