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Moon Lake Thresing Bee this weekend

Image from http://www.moonlakeshow.org/index.html The Moon Lake threshing Bee is this weekend. There will be displays of Antique Tractors and Cars, Pocket watch collations even handmade Ice Cream! The Clayton Fire department will also have a smoke house. Events like these will be taking place for 2 days Saturday and Sunday 16Th- 17Th. it will be …

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Funnel Clouds possible in Central and South Central Iowa

…CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS THROUGH 10 PM… NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED THIS EVENING. CURRENT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE SUPPORTIVE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS. USUALLY…THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN FORM DURING THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE OF SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS. THESE FUNNELS ARE NORMALLY BRIEF…DROP ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM THE CLOUD …

Severe Weather

New Warning (Hamilton, Hardin, Story)

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 806 PM CDT THU AUG 14 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHWESTERN HARDIN COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHERN STORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… * …

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Possible Funnel Clouds in EC, SE Iowa this evening

…BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUDS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING… CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH SLOW MOVING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING IN EASTERN IOWA. THESE FUNNELS ARE TYPICALLY SHORT LIVED AND RARELY TOUCH DOWN. THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS THESE FUNNELS ARE DEVELOPING IN DO NOT SUPPORT STRONG…DAMAGING TORNADOES. IN THE UNUSUAL SITUATION WHERE THEY DO …

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Funnel Clouds Possible in C, SC and SE Iowa this evening

MARSHALL-TAMA-JASPER-POWESHIEK-MARION-MAHASKA-LUCAS-MONROE- WAPELLO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MARSHALLTOWN…TOLEDO…NEWTON… GRINNELL…KNOXVILLE…OSKALOOSA…CHARITON…ALBIA…OTTUMWA 559 PM CDT THU AUG 14 2008 …CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FUNNEL CLOUDS THROUGH MID EVENING… CURRENT ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUNNEL CLOUDS. USUALLY…THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS CAN FORM FROM SHOWERS AND WEAK THUNDERSTORMS. THESE FUNNELS ARE NORMALLY BRIEF…DROP ONLY A FEW HUNDRED FEET FROM THE CLOUD …