***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

[Gunnerclone]

80 mph winds. Let's hope it loses some steam by time it hits metro because if it picks up steam, oof...

Doubt it gets stronger but decent chance it doesn’t get any weaker by the time it gets to Des Moines area.

 

[Turn2]

I don’t know if this unpopular opinion but Omaha is the most overrated place in the Midwest. I’d rather live in Peoria.

Having lived in both, LOL. Not. Even. Close.

 

[Agclone91]

Most of the futurecast radars have this breaking up before it hits the Metro. Fingers crossed that's the case.

 

[bluestarcyclone]

Most of the futurecast radars have this breaking up before it hits the Metro. Fingers crossed that's the case.

I remember similar a couple days ago and it did not break up

 

[ClonerJams]

It looks like its starting to break up a bit on the radar

 

[Letterkenny]

Tell me more...

 

[cyfan92]

Charge all your stuff then?

 

[cydsho]

Considering this wasn't a tornado or derecho in Omaha, that's some of the strongest winds I've seen. Can't imagine the tree damage in older areas of the city.

 

[FDWxMan]

When the 2020 derecho hit, wasn't it only like the second or third one in 20 years or something? Now predictions of derechos seem to get dropped pretty regularly.

Average frequency of a derecho impacting Iowa somewhere is essentially every other year.

2020 derecho was just a once a decade strength essentially. An F5 of derecho, to make an imperfect comparison.

 

[FDWxMan]

Omaha experienced 60-80 mph gusts for 30 minutes with this storm.

Cap in Central Iowa seems to be holding and weakening the storm for now.

 

[dafarmer]

BIL works for OPPD over 142,000 without power. Needless to say he got called in to work.

Now up to 193000. Old walnut tree went down across lane. Tractor work tomorrow. Snapped it off at ground level. Charging battery for chainsaw and clean up in morning. Missed house and other trees

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

From Ames People on Facebook an hour ago https://www.facebook.com/share/p/nsY1Pztd93WKkLNM/?

 

[TitanClone]

Looks like Omaha is getting ****** up.

Uprooted trees and tons of power outages. A trampoline from a few neighbors down almost hit my brother's house.

 

[jcisuclones]

From Ames People on Facebook an hour ago https://www.facebook.com/share/p/nsY1Pztd93WKkLNM/?

screenshot for us non group members?

 

[FDWxMan]

Warning has been expired upstream of Des Moines for now. (7:30)

 

[NWICY]

2.5 inches in SE Iowa. Sump ran every 30 seconds for a while. We finished July with 8.2 inches.
UPDATE: MORE RAIN ON THE WAY.

North Central Iowa 3.2 for the month all last wk it was needed.

 

[AirWalke]

Warning has been expired upstream of Des Moines for now. (7:30)

Looks like it might be back on now.

 

[FDWxMan]

Warning has been expired upstream of Des Moines for now. (7:30)

Re-issued now, but at 60mph, instead of 80 which was the original tag on that part of the storm.

 

[NWICY]

Feel like we have a couple storms per year were the word 'derecho' gets thrown around. None of them come close to resembling the storm in 2020.

And I hope they keep underperforming we don't need that again.

 

[ClonesTwenty1]

Looks like it might be moving south of dsm a little?? Might catch the top of it?