From the University of Iowa Cardiology floor in Iowa City, here's wishing everybody a fabulous Tuesday. The dissapointing news on my part, is that I'm back in the hospital due to complications from a bacterial desease and a couple of damaged heart valves. My medical team is diligently working on a plan to get the bacteria out of my blood stream and repair the bad valves, before a clot can break free and find a home in my brain. I'll have more on a specific course of action wh

Monday continues to look ominous across the Upper Midwest with severe weather likely, but significant questions remain on how early-day thunderstorm activity will impact the severe weather potential this far north. As I mentioned last night outflow from the morning activity likely will send stable air down towards the St. Louis metro before we see a surge of southerlies recovering the atmosphere. The magnitude of instability that builds back in is questionable - and that is c

The active weather pattern continues across the region with Monday looking increasingly concerning for severe weather potential, but there are several potential limiting factors that makes this far from a slam dunk forecast. As of now, a Level 3 of 5 risk, an Enhanced Risk, is in place for eastern Iowa, virtually all of Illinois and the eastern half of Missouri. Large hail, damaging wind and tornadoes are all possible. Modeling Saturday night is showing widespread thunderstor

To begin with today, I wanted to express my deep and sincere gratitude to all of you who have taken the time to send your well wishes and prayers for a full recovery from the health issues I am facing. I have felt your compassion, hope, strength and determination that comes with them. Please know, what a remarkable gift your sentiments are, and the inspiration that comes to me with each and every one. I'm incredibly blessed and thank you all for pushing me forward to meet thi

Before we dive into what's coming down the pike, Thursday we completed the trifecta with our third consecutive day with highs of 80 or above. We have had numerous Aprils without an 80 degree day, so to get three in a row and five for the month is quite an accomplishment. Thanks to the warmth and generous rains, vegetation is lush and green, well ahead of schedule. Thank you very much! Here's the temperatures in Davenport through the 23rd. Based on the trends I'm seeing, we've