http://www.midwestskywarn.com/ MidWest - SkyWarn en-us Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:04:04 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly MidWest - SkyWarn News http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.midwestskywarn.com/images/logo.gif http://www.midwestskywarn.com/ http://www.midwestskywarn.com/News/article/sid=53.html Little Sioux, IOWA -- A tornado touched down in the northwest corner of Harrison County [IA] around 6:35 PM this evening (June 11), which then moved northeast crossing into Monona County [IA]. The tornado destroyed buildings at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch, approximately 45 miles north of Omaha, Nebraska and 45 miles south of Sioux City, Iowa. Four fatalities have been reported and numerous injured, reports that two were taken by helicopter to Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Update: 2:30 PM Thursday NWS Omaha/Valley, NE has confirmed that an EF3 tornado, with winds estimated at around 145 MPH did go through the camp. Additional information along with WSR-88D imagery is available from their website. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:04:04 GMT http://www.midwestskywarn.com/News/article/sid=52.html Updated 6/12 to include Iowa Falls transmitter From the NWS Des Moines, IA website NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio station KXI-98 in Marshalltown broadcasting on a frequency of 162.500 mhz will be off the air indefinitely. This outage will begin on Monday June 9, 2008 due to high water at the transmitter site. The return to service time is unknown. Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:12:29 GMT http://www.midwestskywarn.com/News/article/sid=51.html 5:30 PM Update: The National Weather Service in Des Moines has declared the Parkersburg-New Hartford-Dunkerton tornado an EF5 after completing their survey of the damage. [dherrstrom] What more is there to say about it than WOW. State of Iowa officials have so far confirmed 5 deaths in the City of Parkersburg, as well a 2 Deaths in New Hartford. Parkersburg was also evacuated after an Anhydrous Ammonia leak started due to the tornado. Tue, 27 May 2008 19:30:41 GMT http://www.midwestskywarn.com/News/article/sid=50.html The northeast Iowa town of Parkersburg received heavy damage from a tornado Sunday evening, six fatalities were reported. Mon, 26 May 2008 08:13:24 GMT http://www.midwestskywarn.com/News/article/sid=49.html Search crews combed debris-strewn fields for possible tornado victims Sunday as residents picked through the remains of homes demolished by storms that smashed through the Plains and South, killing at least 21 people in three states. Mon, 12 May 2008 01:38:56 GMT http://www.midwestskywarn.com/News/article/sid=48.html Some parts of the state are in need of work, like Interstate 380 for example, while others are just safety issues. What is next for Iowa's State Maintained Highways? Mon, 12 May 2008 01:34:45 GMT http://www.midwestskywarn.com/News/article/sid=47.html Does everyone / anyone remember my story back in the Winter Months about how bad I-380 in Eastern Iowa was after that major snow storm we had? Well now we got this. This is a Local Story here on how bad I-380 really is. Most of this outlines a problem well before the snow & ice storms we had. Also this story outlines some reasoning behind current gas prices and price increases to come. Enjoy! Sun, 11 May 2008 22:54:35 GMT http://www.midwestskywarn.com/News/article/sid=46.html For those of you interested, Virtual Chase 2008 has begun! Chase severe storms from your chair and try to beat others to the storm for a prize! Sat, 03 May 2008 20:36:34 GMT http://www.midwestskywarn.com/News/article/sid=45.html NOAA / National Weather Service Public Open House Saturday March 8th, 2008 1000am - 300pm 9607 NW Beaver Dr. Johnston, IA 50131 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Des Moines NOAA / National Weather Service office will be presenting a public open house Saturday March 8 from 10 am to 3 pm. Everyone is invited to attend and no reservations are required. Children are welcome. Just arrive ready to learn and ask questions! The open house will include guided tours of our operations and various topics including the following... Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:46:33 GMT http://www.midwestskywarn.com/News/article/sid=44.html For those that love to hear how bad roads are, here are my 2 cents on I-380 & I-80 in Eastern Iowa. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:00:36 GMT