Weather and Market Commentary: August 2, 2010
August 2, 2010 by fastlineblog
August 2, 2010
The month of August is picking up right where our wet month of July left off, as a fresh batch of thunderstorms was producing some locally heavy rains in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa early on this Monday. This past month will go into the record books as one of the wettest such months ever recorded for Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin (and I can confirm that cities such as Dubuque and Milwaukee had their wettest July ever). For Iowa, it has been incredibly wet so far this summer, with June-July total rainfall at least the second highest ever but when final numbers are tallied the total for that state may come close to the record level of 1993. Southeastern South Dakota, northeastern Nebraska, northeastern Missouri, most of Iowa, west-central and extreme northwestern Illinois, and much of Wisconsin are all areas that have had at least double their normal rainfall since June 1. Radar is estimating that rainfall early on this Monday had already exceeded 2.5 inches in parts of northeastern Nebraska (I can confirm over three inches at Norfolk through about 5:15 AM Central Time) and several counties there were under flash flood warnings. This rain this morning is the first in what will probably be about three waves of rain impacting the Midwest from now through early Thursday, with favored areas for the biggest rains being eastern Nebraska, southeastern South Dakota, southern Minnesota, Iowa, southwestern Wisconsin, and northwestern Illinois. One to two inches of rain as a general rule is expected there, but you can assume correctly that localized downpours well in excess of that will also be seen. We should dry out all of the Midwest for later Thursday and into Friday. The other big weather story for the Nation’s midsection is heat for the southern Plains and the Delta, areas that already had a lot of 100+ degree heat over the weekend. We will see more of the same right through Wednesday (and for most spots even on Thursday) with a lot of 100-105 degree temperatures. Excessive heat warnings cover most of the Delta through late tomorrow but that warning is likely to be extended beyond that. Areas of the Corn Belt in the Interstate 70 corridor will likely see 95-100 degree heat for especially tomorrow and Wednesday. Heat will abate in the Delta a little for the end of the work-week, and there will be some rain chances at that same time (especially for areas east of the Mississippi River).
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Weather and Market Commentary: August 2, 2010
August 2, 2010 by fastlineblog
August 2, 2010
The month of August is picking up right where our wet month of July left off, as a fresh batch of thunderstorms was producing some locally heavy rains in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa early on this Monday. This past month will go into the record books as one of the wettest such months ever recorded for Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin (and I can confirm that cities such as Dubuque and Milwaukee had their wettest July ever). For Iowa, it has been incredibly wet so far this summer, with June-July total rainfall at least the second highest ever but when final numbers are tallied the total for that state may come close to the record level of 1993. Southeastern South Dakota, northeastern Nebraska, northeastern Missouri, most of Iowa, west-central and extreme northwestern Illinois, and much of Wisconsin are all areas that have had at least double their normal rainfall since June 1. Radar is estimating that rainfall early on this Monday had already exceeded 2.5 inches in parts of northeastern Nebraska (I can confirm over three inches at Norfolk through about 5:15 AM Central Time) and several counties there were under flash flood warnings. This rain this morning is the first in what will probably be about three waves of rain impacting the Midwest from now through early Thursday, with favored areas for the biggest rains being eastern Nebraska, southeastern South Dakota, southern Minnesota, Iowa, southwestern Wisconsin, and northwestern Illinois. One to two inches of rain as a general rule is expected there, but you can assume correctly that localized downpours well in excess of that will also be seen. We should dry out all of the Midwest for later Thursday and into Friday. The other big weather story for the Nation’s midsection is heat for the southern Plains and the Delta, areas that already had a lot of 100+ degree heat over the weekend. We will see more of the same right through Wednesday (and for most spots even on Thursday) with a lot of 100-105 degree temperatures. Excessive heat warnings cover most of the Delta through late tomorrow but that warning is likely to be extended beyond that. Areas of the Corn Belt in the Interstate 70 corridor will likely see 95-100 degree heat for especially tomorrow and Wednesday. Heat will abate in the Delta a little for the end of the work-week, and there will be some rain chances at that same time (especially for areas east of the Mississippi River).
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