7-15-18 Northern Plains Sunday Update: A more seasonable air mass builds into the region today with isolated storm chances continuing through Monday. I.
15
Jul
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

7-15-18 Northern Plains Sunday Update: A more seasonable air mass builds into the region today with isolated storm chances continuing through Monday. I.

Good Sunday morning everyone! As of 10:20am CDT there is a broken wave of showers and storms impacting portions of west-central MN extending southwest through southwest SD. HRRR Simulated radar through 8pm CDT this evening: The disturbance bringing showers and storms to portions of the area will lift eastward as…
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7-15-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Isolated to scattered storms impact the region today through early next week…details here! I.
15
Jul
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

7-15-18 Central Plains Sunday Update: Isolated to scattered storms impact the region today through early next week…details here! I.

Good Sunday morning everyone! Radar remains most clear this morning as of 9am CDT with a couple notable exceptions being far northwestern NE where showers and embedded thunderstorms are influencing the region and the other being southern MO from the remains of yesterday evening's into last night's storms. Simulated radar…
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7-14-18 Northern Plains Saturday Update: Storm chances increase this afternoon through tonight for portions of the region…more seasonable air arrives Sunday. I.
14
Jul
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

7-14-18 Northern Plains Saturday Update: Storm chances increase this afternoon through tonight for portions of the region…more seasonable air arrives Sunday. I.

Good Saturday morning! Morning radar remains rather inactive with plentiful sunshine being observed across the vast majority of the region. Upper-level cirrus clouds over the last several hours have quickly pushed into western ND where a majority of the storm chances will exist this afternoon and evening. A cold front…
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7-14-18 Central Plains Saturday Update: Scattered, heavy storms increase today for portions of the area with additional rain opportunities to end the weekend. I.
14
Jul
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

7-14-18 Central Plains Saturday Update: Scattered, heavy storms increase today for portions of the area with additional rain opportunities to end the weekend. I.

Good Saturday morning! Yesterday afternoon through early this morning brought some very beneficial rains to portions of the area. Many across southern IA and far northern MO were able to cash in on these rains with a few local spots picking up over 2.5"+ of rain. Additional heavy rains fell…
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7-13-18 Central Plains Afternoon Update: Tracking scattered, heavy storms across portions of the area this evening with additional storms likely tomorrow. I.
13
Jul
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

7-13-18 Central Plains Afternoon Update: Tracking scattered, heavy storms across portions of the area this evening with additional storms likely tomorrow. I.

Good Friday afternoon everyone! Scattered showers and storms have fired as of 4pm CDT along a frontal boundary draped across the region from northeast IA southwest to central KS. Portions of far northern MO and southeastern IA are cashing in on some much needed rain with pop-up storms firing in…
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7-13-18 Central Plains Forecast: Scattered storms increase today with local heavy rains…..storm risks continue into next week. Details here. N.
13
Jul
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

7-13-18 Central Plains Forecast: Scattered storms increase today with local heavy rains…..storm risks continue into next week. Details here. N.

Video: http://youtu.be/dEceq52RLp8?hd=1 Scattered storms develop along a boundary draped southwest to northeast across the region especially mid-afternoon through the evening.   Rainfall amounts through Saturday morning: As we go through later Saturday afternoon through the night, we watch areas across southeast Iowa, central & northern Missouri, west into eastern Kansas…
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7-12-18 MN/SD/NE/IA Evening Update: Strong to severe storm activity along with a heavy rain threat will ramp up over the next several hours. I.
12
Jul
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

7-12-18 MN/SD/NE/IA Evening Update: Strong to severe storm activity along with a heavy rain threat will ramp up over the next several hours. I.

***This post fixes a mistake with the precipitation graphic and the issuance of a new watch*** Good Thursday evening! This will be a quick update regarding this evening into tonight's severe weather/heavy rain threat. Scattered showers and storms have fired within the last couple of hours along the frontal boundary…
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7-12-18 NE/IA PM Update: Watching for heavy thunderstorms, possibly severe, to impact the region over the next few days. I.
12
Jul
By Chief Meteorologist Michael Clark

7-12-18 NE/IA PM Update: Watching for heavy thunderstorms, possibly severe, to impact the region over the next few days. I.

***Be sure to check out the video below regarding storm chances and timing over the next few days!*** Afternoon video: http://youtu.be/4m3aAfi33J0?hd=1 Good Thursday afternoon! A nice dry spell over the last several days across the area will transition to a more active pattern starting tonight along a frontal boundary drifting…
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