Langner Storm Spotting - LSS

12/17/2025

We will see gusty winds tomorrow, but NOTHING like this

A gust of 142 mph was reported in Coldwater Ridge, Washington, as a storm brought powerful winds to the Pacific Northwest, causing power outages across the region.

12/13/2025

12/11/2025

12/09/2025

***OUTDATED POST***

A significant winter weather event is anticipated late tonight and into Wednesday morning. Winds gusting over 50 mph will lead to blowing and drifting snow. Near white-out or blizzard conditions may occur! Significant impacts to the Wednesday morning commute are likely.

11/28/2025

There’s still a LOT of information yet to come, but here are ESTIMATED snowfall amounts for this weekend’s storm.

More information to come

Widespread Snow amounts over 6 inches expected this weekend. High-end amounts could exceed a foot. 1"/hr snowfall rates are also possible Saturday morning.

10/30/2025

🥫 MAKE A DIFFERENCE — HELP LOCAL FAMILIES IN NEED 🧡

With the strong possibility that SNAP benefits may be unavailable for many local families on November 1st, Storm Lake Radio and Hy-Vee Storm Lake are teaming up to collect donations for area food pantries in Buena Vista, Cherokee, Sac, Ida and other surrounding counties.

🛒 Items Needed:
Shelf-stable foods, canned meats, cereal, pancake mix, ramen, soups, juice, crackers, honey, and more.

💵 Monetary, frozen, or fresh meat donations can be dropped off at Storm Lake Radio (910 Flindt Dr) and other shelf stable items directly to Hy-Vee in Storm Lake.

📅 Join us live at Hy-Vee on Wednesday, November 5th from 12–2 PM as we come together to support our neighbors during this time of crisis.

Every item makes a difference — let’s fill the shelves and help feed our communities. 💪

Questions? Call Sammi at 712-732-3520

08/07/2025

Barometric Cycle

08/03/2025

The atmosphere will be loaded with instability or storm fuel from the middle to end of next week. This is one of several important factors we look at to get a severe weather event to occur. So far, the warm sectors looks broad, which could make for an expansive risk of severe weather some of the days later next week. The learning products are starting to catch onto this as well with severe weather probabilities to some extent starting Wednesday.

07/28/2025

DERECHO AND THREAT TODAY AND TONIGHT DAKOTAS AND MINNESOTA

We are chasing the threat of a strong, long-lived wind bag event or derecho this afternoon and overnight, including the potential for with early supercells or any renegades that can develop ahead of the bow. 100+ mph wind gusts will be possible within the wind bag. Tornadoes will also likely be embedded in the line from the apex of the bow and north. Full-blown mode has been activated!

Stay tuned to severe weather watches and warnings in the target area!

07/28/2025

⚠️Severe thunderstorms expected over parts of the northern Plains this afternoon and tonight...

* LOCATIONS...
Eastern South Dakota
Southwest Minnesota

* HAZARDS...
Widespread damaging winds, some hurricane force
A couple of tornadoes
Isolated large hail

Read More: https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/archive/2025/pwo_202507281229.html

07/28/2025

The risk for a (widespread damaging wind gusts of 75+ MPH in this case) is increasing across the Northern Plains this evening in the pink shaded region.

07/28/2025

MONDAY JULY 28 EARLY AM UPDATE:

Some isolated areas of flash flooding will continue to be possible overnight in association with a line of thunderstorms. This area of concern is across northwest Iowa as outlined by the green line.

Rainfall rates with the remaining stronger storms around the southwest flank of the convective mass will still be capable of reaching 1 to 2 inches/hour, and with some localized cell-training concerns, some additional rainfall totals of 2 to 4 inches will be possible.