Severe Wx 4-15

[MNCYWX]

Severe Weather threat has shifted northeast for today. NE Iowa, SE Minnesota and SW Wisconsin the bullseye. Need some clearing first but all the other parameters look ripe. Bunch of boundaries left over from last night's activity for potential thunderstorm development today. Shear looks good and instability should be there given clearing.

Hail, Wind & Tornadoes all threats. Timeframe to watch will be afternoon.

Storm Prediction Center Apr 15, 2012 1300 UTC Day 1 Convective Outlook

As always, keep an eye to the sky and be safe!

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Rain in Texas WOOOO!

 

[scottie33]

what time can we expect boom booms in ankeny area today/tonight

 

[fccy]

Getting lots of sunshine right now. Fuel for later.

 

[josh4isu]

Getting lots of sunshine right now. Fuel for later.

beware.

 

[fccy]

Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion 550

NW Iowa/NC Iowa/SW Minn/SC Minn currently being watched for possible issuance of a tornado watch (Mesoscale Discussion expires at 3:30 this afternoon).

 

[fccy]

Tornado watch being issued until 11pm.

Storm Prediction Center Tornado Watch 178

In other news, I saw that Brainerd Mn is under a winter weather advisory.

 

[wxman1]

This is going to be interesting with the La Crosse radar down for the Dual Pol upgrade.

 

[FDWxMan]

This is going to be interesting with the La Crosse radar down for the Dual Pol upgrade.

Not exactly ideal timing.

 

[ripvdub]

Why do people refer to weather as wx? Is it a nerdy, meteorologist thing?

 

[ISUAgronomist]

Why do people refer to weather as wx? Is it a nerdy, meteorologist thing?

Morse code

 

[CyBer]

Going to be any storms in Ames tonight?

 

[awd4cy]

Going to be any storms in Ames tonight?

Forcast says 20 percent chance.

 

[wxman1]

Not exactly ideal timing.

Nope. DVN almost got bit by it a few weeks ago too.

 

[fccy]

Some cells starting to erupt along US 169 from Fort Dodge north into Kossuth County (no warnings so far). Still sunny and windy in the greater Forest City metropolitan area.

 

[ripvdub]

Morse code

Ok, I'm going to start posting in Sanskrit.

 

[Cyclonesrule91]

Speaking of wind, check out this cool nationwide wind map. Pretty cool IMO...

Wind Map

Shows a lot of wind in central US that's for sure

 

[fccy]

In the last 90 minues, went from sunny to cloudy to sunny to rain and now clearing off.

So far, nasty weather has been up around the Twin Cities and west of there.

 

[CarlHungus]

There are some nasty looking clouds around the Ames area, but nothing on the radar

 

[CyBer]

There are some nasty looking clouds around the Ames area, but nothing on the radar

I don't see any nasty clouds out my window (earlier a little but not anymore).