NWS Des Moines - Items of Interest

Situational Awareness

Winter Weather Monitor
A winter weather monitor or summary page

Emergency Manager Briefing
A One-Stop Shop containing mainly severe or flooding information for Emergency Managers and other interested parties

Winter Weather Briefing
Coming soon...

Experimental Radar/Hazard Display
Current radar and watch/warning information overlayed on Google Maps interface

Scientific/Model Data

Bufkit Data
Iowa Bufkit data produced by NWS Des Moines

Cobb Precipitation Data
Iowa Cobb Precipitation Type Data produced by NWS Des Moines

Short-fuse Composite
Locally produced graphics that may help ascertain the potential for convective development

National Model Guidance
Numerical weather prediction model guidance from the National Center for Environmental Prediction

Weather Calculator
A handy online weather calculator and converter provided by NWS Lincoln, IL

Observations

WxCoder
Access the WxCoder site

Daily Cooperative Observation Maps
A Google Maps presentation of Iowa Cooperative Weather Observations

Calculate Sunrise/Sunset
Calculate sunrise/sunset and other astronomical information from the U.S. Naval Oceanography Portal

Partner Information

Iowa AMBER Alerts
Iowa AMBER Alerts provided by the Iowa Dept. of Public Safety

Iowa Outreach
Public Outreach Activities attended by the NWS throughout Iowa

Office Information

Frequently Asked Questions
A listing of questions we often get about our website or where to get data

Newsletters
We produce a really nice newsletter three times per year Check it out!

Media Guide
A listing of all of our products and data in one location which our media partners should find useful

Products We Issue
Another list of our products, this time with WMO headers and an explanation of the information contained therein

Student/Volunteer Information
Information for students on applying for a temporary, unpaid volunteer position at NWS Des Moines. Pathways Program (formerly SCEP/STEP) information can also be found here.

Miscellaneous

Storm Surveys/Service Assessments
Storm surveys and service assessments

Iowa Tornadoes
View information on tornadoes across Iowa
(2012-Present).

RSS Feed
An RSS feed of information from NWS Des Moines