Articles Tagged: National Weather Service

Bands of heavier show across Eastern Iowa and Northeast Missouri led to some localized higher amounts.

How is it that a river’s level can be measured at three feet, but the stream is so shallow, rocks are visible? The Gazette spoke with Quad Cities National Weather Service Hydrologist Matt Wilson to answer one curious Iowan’s question.

Iowa travelers will see bustling airports, clear roads, busy highways and lower prices at the pump this week. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is expected to be the busiest in several years and a record-setter for air travel.

But severe weather events, like last year’s Winter Storm Elliott, could bring unexpected impacts.

A strong cold front is bringing evening temps to low 30s and high 20s, promising frozen frights for trick-or-treaters.

This is the first year that exceptional drought has been recorded in Eastern Iowa.

The twister was short-lived and produced no known damage or injuries

The Gazette spoke with a National Weather Service meteorologist about recent hot spells and the potential for more.

Almost 84 percent of the county is experiencing extreme drought — the second-highest drought intensity, according to this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor update.

Iowa faces dangerous weather conditions, strained power grid and event cancellations. Ambient air temperature in Cedar Rapids is expected to reach 101 degrees Wednesday and Thursday. It would be the first time in 10 years that Cedar Rapids has hit 100 degrees.

More wildfire smoke from Canada is set to descend on Iowa on Friday, but it won’t be as dense as …

Homeless residents told The Gazette they need more to protect them from heat-related illnesses.

“Feels like” temperatures could reach 110 degrees from Cedar Rapids down to Burlington.

Eastern Iowa will likely start seeing temperatures surpassing 90 degrees by midweek, even as early as Tuesday. It will likely be the hottest days of the summer so far. Local officials are ready to respond, if needed, with cooling centers.

Air quality in Cedar Rapids deteriorated from “moderate” to “unhealthy” throughout Thursday morning, according to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Fire and Smoke Map.