What a wild day of basketball on Tuesday! I was getting back from work and started writing down scores, and I don’t know how many double-takes I did. The score sheet tonight is ridiculous. Only one upper-seeded team won on this Tuesday. Pella Christian (#7) won by a point over #2 Western Christian, Regina beat Cascade …
Month: March 2015
Iowa Weather Report March 11th 2015: Warm Temps Continuing
WARM DOLDRUMS: Temperatures are going nowhere fast with readings remaining above seasonal levels for the rest of the week and into the weekend. A storm system may skirt the far southeastern counties of the state late Thursday night into Friday with a bit of light rain but most of that should miss the state to …
First Bloom of 2015 Arrives with 70 Degree Highs
The first bloom of 2015 has arrived officially today (March 10th), kicking off the spring season here in southern Iowa. To what plant does this prize go to? It goes to Snow Crocus which opened up in today’s sunshine. Snow or (Species) Crocus bloom much earlier than standard Crocus you see in most stores, but …
State Boys Basketball Forecast – Day 2
Would like to apologize for the incorrect schedule on the graphic for Monday as that was using the girls state basketball schedule from last Monday and not the correct one. That has been corrected and we are finally back on the right track. Would like to extend a congratulations to Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Earlham, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto, Danville, Treynor, and …
State Boys Basketball Forecast – Day 1
After the 2015 IGHSAU state basketball tournament was wrapped up Friday, we now look ahead to the IAHSAA boys tournament that will be played at the same place (Wells Fargo Arena) through the rest of this week. Before I get into the forecast, I would like to congratulation the Newell-Fonda (23-5 1A), Unity Christian (27-0 2A), …
Iowa Weather Report March 9th 2015: There Melts the Snow
A WARM WEEK: Temperatures will remain above seasonal averages for a change for the next several days with the temperatures in the 40s, 50s and 60s across the state. Snow will continue to melt in earnest across the state and will be almost gone by the end of the week. It also looks to remain …
Jump Start into Spring with 50 degree Warmth!
Wow, what a turn around from the 20s we had on Thursday! It’s been a tale of two seasons this week going from 20 degree highs to 55+ warmth in one day. The past couple of days have been downright beautiful featuring bright sunny days and highs in the mid 50s. Here in the Des …
Remembering the 1990 Ice Storm
Those that were around in 1990 probably remember one of the worst ice storms that struck the state in the last several decades. Ice accumulations ranged from 0.5 to 2.0 inches across most of this area with 3.0 inches of ice reported in Crawford and Carroll counties. Some areas saw a phenomenal five inches of ice. …
Don’t Forget to “Spring Forward” Tonight
State Girls Basketball Forecast – Day 6
Another great day across the state today as the girls basketball playoffs wraps up today with the class 3A, 4A, and 5A championships at 4:00 pm, 6:00 pm, and 8:00 pm respectively. A quick congratulations to Newell-Fonda for winning the class 1A championship and Unity Christian for winning the class 2A championship, while going out …