The Kansas City NWS office posted this image showing that rivers have no measurable effect on tornado tracks. The case for St. Louis reminded me that one of the worst tornado disasters in US history occurred when a tornado tracked through St. Louis, jumped the Mississippi River, and continued doing damage in East St. Louis. […]
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Flood Risk on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers
The heavy rainfall across the Midwest in recent weeks has increased the risk of flooding on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. Rainfall totals were highest in western Illinois, northern Missouri, much of Iowa, southeastern Minnesota, and western Wisconsin, and ranged from 6 to 12 inches in the last 30 days. See the MRCC map below. […]
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Trouble Continues on the Missouri River
The US Corps of Engineers put out a press release today on the continued problems on the Missouri River due to the drought. From the release, Based on the current soil moisture and snowpack conditions, 2013 runoff in the Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa is forecast to be 20.5 million acre feet, 81 […]
New Climate Prediction Center Outlooks
On February 20, the NWS Climate Prediction Center released their new outlooks for March and beyond. Below are the maps for March, spring (March to May), and summer (June to August). The overall theme for Illinois is an increased chance of above-average temperatures through August. We have an increased chance of above-average precipitation in the […]