All of Iowa, Severe Weather

Severe Thunderstorm Watch #616

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 5pm for the following counties, Allamakee, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek, Black Hawk, Boone, Bremer, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Emmet, Franklin, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Humboldt, Jasper, Kossuth, Marshall, Palo Alto, Pocahontas, Poweshiek, Story, Tama, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, Wright, Benton, …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Heavy Rain and Hail across much of the area briefly severe in Clayton.

Photo of a storm front, This photo was taken between Turtle Lake and Clayton in Barron County. Scattered Strong storms produced hail and Extremely heavy torrential rains across some parts of the area today. One storm became Briefly severe over Clayton, Some areas picked up over an inch of rain in today’s storms. The first …

Severe Weather

New Warning (Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster)

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 631 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHWESTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHWESTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHEASTERN POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA… …

All of Iowa

Rainy Weather

A glob of light to at times moderate rain continues moving across the eastern parts of the state. A few thunderstorms are possible in northern Iowa that could produce some hail. Rainfall will generally range between 1/2 and 1 inch with some places recieving more and others less. Skies are beginning to clear in western …

Gardening, Uncategorized

Severe Drought Really starting to impact the area.

Image from U.S Drought Monitor I have been holding off on making this post, but the drought conditions have really started to impact my area, and I feel it is time to talk about the Lack of rainfall which has really started to impact many area crops and yards. The U.S Drought monitor has put …