Iowa Weather Collection

07/20/2026

⚠️ TORNADO WATCH FOR LINN CO TILL 10PM ⚠️

07/20/2026

07/20/2026

That round of storms that just left the area is going to go on and produce the beautiful night that's to come with a 3 five which is enhanced chance of severe weather including ef2 tornadoes 75 plus mile per hour winds and at least nickel size hail but with these storms leaving the afternoon heating to come that green will evaporate and really juice up the atmosphere for this eventful night to come stay safe keep your eye in the sky ⛈️⚡

07/20/2026

⚠️ SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING LINN CO. ⚠️

07/20/2026

Strong Tstorms knocking on Cedar Rapids Door with 50Mph winds moving SE at 45mph possible nickel sized hail also

07/19/2026

07/19/2026

~Significant Severe Weather Monday~

Significant severe weather continues to appear probable Monday afternoon, evening, and potentially into the overnight hours. Intense thunderstorms are most likely to occur in portions of MN, WI, IL, and IA. Expect development to occur quickly during the early to mid-afternoon hours on the northwest fringe of the orange/yellow areas and move southeast into the evening. The exact position of the warm front will dictate where severe weather will be greatest, but a cluster of thunderstorms should ride the warm front for several hours producing swaths of damaging wind gusts, potentially hurricane force strength (74+. mph), as well as a few tornadoes.

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07/19/2026

***OUTDATED POST***

The Storm Prediction Center has highlighted most of northeast Iowa and parts of central Iowa under an enhanced risk for severe storms on Monday. Storms are expected throughout Monday and will intensify through the afternoon. Damaging winds will be the primary concern.

06/28/2026

Lightning tracker as of 1126am

06/28/2026

~Heat Wave Starting~

The start of an extended stretch of extreme heat begins for a few areas today. Tomorrow begins a larger area of extreme heat. Temperatures in the upper 80s/low 90s and dew points in the upper 70s will push heat indices above 100 degrees in all of the pink area tomorrow. Cooler conditions are expected north of the warm front and west of the cold front. Expect multiple more days of extreme heat, but it seems greater thunderstorm coverage and slowly retreating ridging may save quite a bit of areas from having 4-5 days of 100+ heat index like what guidance has been showing. Either way, a hotter than normal week ahead.

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