***Official 2023 Weather Thread***
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Walford got it...and SW CR definitely got it...so I can't imagine Fairfax didn't? Just an assumption though...
Looks like just south of town.
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yeah it's very cloudy, slightly rainy and chill here in southern WI too. Wind just picked up a lot though, right out of the south.
Yeah I'd guess prairie has quite a few bus routes that take them all over gods green.
Has Barta sent letters to SEC schools yet to warn them of LSU WBB player behavior?
I enjoy track meets. I know…I’m nuts
More power to you and I hope your daughter gets to run today.
90 degree wind shift from Des Moines, hell, Osceola to Lamoni. Never trust a warm front.
Surprised we haven’t seen a tornado watch issued yet. I’d assume we can expect that to come out soon.
What does this mean?
Warm fronts can be especially dangerous, and notorious in Iowa for tornadoes.
This is a classic Iowa tornado day. Cloudy, cold, drizzly then the sun comes out behind the warm front at the last minute and all hell breaks loose.
Follow the front. Storms that can catch and root on the front will be particularly favored for tornadoes. Where winds are more southeasterly.
Friday when I got to work, I told the others, there won't be a tornado in Des Moines, doesn't feel right, winds are out of the southwest. Areas with surface winds out of the south, but especially southeast are going to have maximized spin, which is why the warm fronts are usually trouble.
This is a classic Iowa tornado day. Cloudy, cold, drizzly then the sun comes out behind the warm front at the last minute and all hell breaks loose.
Follow the front. Storms that can catch and root on the front will be particularly favored for tornadoes. Where winds are more southeasterly.
Friday when I got to work, I told the others, there won't be a tornado in Des Moines, doesn't feel right, winds are out of the southwest. Areas with surface winds out of the south, but especially southeast are going to have maximized spin, which is why the warm fronts are usually trouble.
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They won't issue a tornado watch until storm initiation begins or just prior to. Which isn't forecast to happen for at least several more hours. Watch the satellite loops and look for bubbling cumulus clouds (towering cumulus clouds) - generally in the west central /southwest Iowa area this afternoon.
