The Skunk River causing major flooding in SE Iowa Now!

Augusta was hit hard this past winter with ice jams. Now with a lot of rain on Friday night with the combination of the waters moving in from central Iowa's historic floods it has sent the river well over its banks. I'll keep an eye on the river levels as you can too with the link above... but for now it's great news that there is not much rain in the forecast.

CBS4 Meteorologist Ted McInerney

Severe Storms Heading Toward QCA

As of 2:30 Friday afternoon a line of severe thunderstroms is coming together West of the Quad Cities, and it's heading East at about 30 mph! That means the line of stroms should arrive in the QC between 4 and 6pm...once the storms arrive they will produce damaging winds and very heavy rain, along with frequent lightning. The entire area is under a Severe T-Storm Watch until 9 pm...

Another 24 Hours...

Relief is getting closer...but that won't make Friday feel any cooler outside! We're looking at dangerously hot and humid conditions through Friday afternoon before the chance for showers and storms arrives Friday evening. The storms will be developing along a cold front that will drop temperatures a little bit for Saturday. Saturday night into Sunday another surge of cooler weather arrives and should make things feel GREAT outside early next week!

Something To See...

The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks this week! Especially Wednesday night and Thursday night we cold see up to 60 'shooting stars' per hour! Conditions should be pretty good for checking out the meteors, and you probably won't even need a jacket!

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING!

As if it hasn't been hot enough over the last few days it will get EVEN HOTTER Thursday and Friday! Without the cooling benefit from thunderstorms or the clouds they produce temperatures will soar into the lower and mid 90s with high humidity levels. Heat Index values will be between 105-110 and that has prompted an Excessive Heat Warning for the Quad Cities!

Now some good news - a cold front will sweep through the area Friday night into Saturday. This will bring the chance for showers/storms and much cooler weather follows for the end of the weekend...

So - Have you had enough of the heat and humidity? Cast your vote on the weather page at cbs4qc.com. So far most people have said "Yes, when does fall begin!"

More Hot Weather

The hot and sticky weather is here to stay, for at least a few more days. The worst of the heat and humidity is locked in place just South of the Quad Cities...counties shaded in yellow are under a Heat Advisory through THURSDAY evening!

Tropics Update...

The NHC is watching a few areas for potential development over the next few days...Click here to visit the National Hurricane Center's website.

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

Sunday Night/Monday Morning Rains

Here's a look at radar estimates on how much rain fell over the area late last night. Most of the heavy stuff stayed on the Iowa side of the Mississippi River.

More Hot Weather Coming Up!

After a short break from the heat and humidity it's about to warm up dramatically again! Starting Saturday temperatures will be above normal and by early next week we're looking at mid 90s! The heat won't stop there though, it should be warm through the middle of August...here's a map from the Climate Prediction Center showing temperatures Aug. 11-15.

A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for most of the area until Tuesday at 1pm. Heavy rain is a distinct possibility tonight after midnight...some totals could approach 3 inches! While this will slow the fall of some area rivers it shouldn't create too big of a rise, as long as the heavy rain is confined to Monday night and Tuesday morning. There's another chance for storms on Wednesday but that round of storms should not be quite as bad...