Andrew Ansorge

Meteorologist, native #Iowan, BS & MS from @IowaStateU. Love Jesus, disc golf, biking, leafnado chasing. Opinions are mine, not employers.

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Rime ice in Boone County this morning. Visibility varies greatly from <1/4 mile to full sun and several miles in short distances on Highway 17. #iawx @NWSDesMoines #ThisIsIowa

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Aurora borealis on the evening of November 11, 2025 near Des Moines.

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Nice time at Brushy Creek Honor Flight meal with family for dad’s upcoming flight.

Now, heading south away from hail with @1809Design… Hwy 169 and US 20 just south of Fort Dodge looking west toward right split storm. #iawx @NWSDesMoines

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

First #TieTuesday of 2025 in the books!

[Iowa DOT @iowadot]

@iowastatepatrol Troopers in western Iowa are reporting and assisting with multiple crashes and vehicles in ditches due to rapidly forming icy conditions. When they say it's not good out there and to stay off the roads...then it's not good out there!

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Flurries on this Thanksgiving morning in Storm Lake. #iawx

[National Agricultural Statistics Service @usda_nass]

It's Thanksgiving Trivia Time! Which state produces the most turkeys, pumpkins or cranberries? Read all about it in our Thanksgiving infographic:

[Bill Line @bill_line]

Park Fire in California appears to intensify this afternoon in 3 hours of GOES-West 1-min GeoFire Imagery. Hot spot gets hotter and expands, smoke plume thickens and develops pyrocu. Large burn scar is also obvious.

More: https://t.co/UoRR56xNeq

[NWS Des Moines @NWSDesMoines]

Survey team has returned to the office and determined that an EF-1 tornado passed across Urbandale, Windsor Heights, and Des Moines last evening. #iawx

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Returning from western Iowa with a view of the cumulonimbus cloud associated with the tornado warned storm in Calhoun/Pocahontas Counties from Highway 141 just east of Manning, IA. #iawx @NWSDesMoines

[Bill Line @bill_line]

Evolution of the Eclipse across the US at 1-minute intervals from the GOES-East satellite.

[Bill Line @bill_line]

The cold front has moved through the wildfires, resulting in flare-ups and direction changes as observed in the GOES-East 1-min imagery.

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Happy #MardiGras #TieTuesday!!! 💜💛💚 🎉

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Another #TieTuesday in the books.

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Smoke plume continues.

#iawx #firewx #rxburn @NWSDesMoines

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Additional photos of a prescribed burn. Looks like a new smoke plume in the first photo and then wide views of the entire plume from the Westown Pkwy 35/80 overpass.

#iawx #firewx #rxfire @NWSDesMoines

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Additional photos of a prescribed burn. Looks like a new smoke plume in the first photo and then wide views of the entire plume from the Westown Pkwy 35/80 overpass.

#iawx #firewx #rxfire @NWSDesMoines

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Smoke plume from a prescribed burn on the northwest side of Des Moines. Can see the mixing height and prevailing transport wind direction.

#iawx #firewx #rxburn @NWSDesMoines

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Smoke plume from a prescribed burn on the northwest side of Des Moines. Can see the mixing height and prevailing transport wind direction.

#iawx #firewx #rxburn @NWSDesMoines

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Pileus cloud on developing shower ENE of Des Moines. #iawx

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Average of 5.8” on snow board with snow continuing. #iawx

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

And for fun, slo-mo. #iawx

[Andrew Ansorge @ajsorge]

Dumping big ol’ snowflakes in Des Moines at this time. #iawx