Waterloo. A high of 63 early this morning quickly dropped to 48 degrees around 11 am as we take a look at Hawkeye Community college. Tonight the temperature keeps on plummeting. This is a live look at hawkeye where it has dropped nearly 30 degrees throughout the day. It is 37 there tonight. Lets go to storm track seven chief meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg weekend. From the kwwl stormtrack here is additional forecast information from the kwwl stormtrack 7 weather team a wind advisory remains in effect tonight with wind gusts to 40 or 45 mph from the lightens up to around 1015 mph. A few flurries are possible friday evening followed by clearing overnight. Saturday and sunday is sunny and colder and low 40s. Temperatures warm a few degrees, into the mid 40s, forecast to bring rain and wind to the area tuesday and wednesday and a possible remains in effect tonight with wind gusts to 40 or 45 mph from the lightens up to around 1015 mph. A few flurries are possible friday evening followed
Dry. But we have rain moving in late tonight and with us throughout the day tomorrow as welk lets get right into the numbers, our temps have been on the cooling side, in the upper 50s to lower 60s out there. Take a look at flood warnings, those numbers are rising, fayette, clayton county, as well as north and West Building hawk, Butler County and over towards chickasaw county. To fall around he will dorado. Turkey river continues to rise, 20. 6 feet, expected to get to 26. 5 midday today. Is he sister rapids a little bit of cloud cover but the sun is trying to peak through the clouds. 56 waterloo. Monticello 56. The winds are calm, east and north at 6 miles an hour. Predictor tries to move them here. They are going to fall apart. We are going to wait until later in the afternoon and more so evening and overnight. 67 at 9 00. 94 at noon. 76 forecast for you including the weekend run coming up in 10 minutes time, chemly. Flooding remains a top concern for communities in eastern iowa. Las
Kevin briggs has accumulated many stories from his time spent talking with people ready to jump from the golden gate bridge. Hes been the subject of documentaries, written a book now hes bringing his message to iowa as suicide rates climb across the country. Its so empowering when the individual comes back over that rail, they did it, it takes a lot of courage to come back over that rail and face everything that pushed you over that edge. Briggs says the key is communication people something many people do. In johnson county, the Crisis Center offers a crisis hot line that gets one thousand calls a month, and recently started a mobile Crisis Center where Mental Health professionals actually go and visit with people who are considering harming themselves. We were averaging 15 calls a month, and that has sky rocketed to 34 or 35 calls a month the last couple months. Briggs says everyday people can going to say to their friends or lovedones. And be ready with resource materials and a plan
With some of the storms. After a break on thursday, more active weather returns friday, ahead of a cold front, ushering in beautiful fall weather for the upcoming weekend. Have a great night. Tonight storms become likely. Heavy rain is possible. Wind sw 515. Low 70 tomorrow occasional rain and thunderstorm s. Heavy rain is possible. Wind firefighters say the rileys restaurant near downtown cedar rapids will need a lot of work before its up and running again. A fire this afternoon extensively damaged the popular spot for breakfast and lunch. The restaurants at 836 first 3 30 this afternoon. It took them a little more than an hour to get the fire under control. The fire itself didnt injure anyone, but one firefighter went to the hospital with a heatrelated illness. Kcrg tv nines jordee kalk is live outside rileys tonight with the latest. A good majority of the roof here, at rileys, is gone. The exact amount of damage inside the restaurant is unknown at this point. The owner of rileys tel
Chance for some storms tonight . Summer continues to hang on with high heat and humidity. The moisture that is in the air along with an unstable atmosphere brings showers and storms to the state tonight and tomorrow. Gusty winds will accompany some of the storms, but the main threat is heavy rain. Over 2 inches will be possible with some of the thursday, more active weather returns friday, ahead of a cold front, ushering in beautiful fall weather for the upcoming weekend. Have a great night. Tonight storms become likely. Heavy rain is possible. Wind sw 515. Low 70 tomorrow occasional rain and thunderstorm s. Heavy rain is possible. Wind sw 1020. High 84 anyone else who has to work outside or spend time in a building without air conditioning, today was pretty brutal. The heat forced several schools in eastern iowa to let out early today. That included iowa city, which dismissed classes two hours early. The superintenden ts receiving less criticism this time than when he ended classes ea