***OFFICIAL 2026 WEATHER THREAD***
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Sounds like maybe somewhat. The tornado threat should diminish but, the line will remain strong . Damaging winds will remain a threat after dark.
Just thought I would follow up on this. Any west facing siding was cracked and pocked with holes and multiple contractors say my ~6-7y/o roof is toast. Adjuster scheduled to come in early May.
Thanks, I was going to post it but then had to jump on a meeting. Some areas could get a good shot of rain that I am sure they are badly needing
It seems that some school districts are letting out early. Ignoring the fact that those buildings are probably safer than many homes they are going back to.
Good point but also the risk of the storms arrivals lands right in the transportation window for leaving school for some. Makes sense to avoid the risk all together for schools possibly getting hit in that timeframe.
True. One time in the 80s we were stuck at school for a few hours because high winds in the area kept us there. some schools in the wright county area never got all the kids home that day and spent the night.
Yup. It can be a tough call from a management point. Last Friday the storms started to hit CR/Marion right around the time that Linn-Mar high school was getting out. Any student that was still there was held it sounds like including busses for around an hour. So you have the extra payroll cost on your head (with already thin budgets).
Exciting, bout to dump 5 pounds of clover seed in my lawn for fun.
Closing school early anywhere in Iowa today is just insanity
I don't remember that being a thing growing up. When did schools start anticipating storms and closing early?
Seems like ever since the 2020 derecho hit schools have been pretty quick trigger to let kids out of school due to storms.
I remember back when I was in school, there were a couple times they'd actually keep us for an hour longer until the storms passed because they were set to hit as school was going to be let out.
