THIS IS SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IN IOWA AND NEBRASKA.
METEOROLOGIST CHAD HAHN IS WITH THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN IOWA, AND SAYS TORNADOES ARE ALWAYS A FOCUS BECAUSE OF THE RISK TO LIVES AND PROPERTY:
WXWEEK1 OC…… “NUMBER OF TORNADOES” :17
WE HAD “THUNDER SNOW” ONE NIGHT LAST WEEK IN SIOUX CITY.
WHILE THAT’S RARE, SPRING THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT:
WXWEEK2 OC……58 MPH. :10
HERE IN SIOUX CITY, WARNING SIRENS WILL SOUND TO ALERT RESIDENTS TO AN APPROACHING TORNADO OR A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IF THE POTENTIAL OF STRONG WINDS EXCEEDS 50 MILES AN HOUR.
A STATEWIDE TORNADO DRILL IN IOWA IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 10 A.M.
