***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

[interrobang]

Not sure if anyone has posted a link for donations for the Greenfield Tornado Relief Fund yet but here it is in case anyone wants to help.

Greater Greenfield Community Foundation

www.greenfieldiafoundation.org

Barn Town also kicking in a portion of some of their draft beer for the next 10 days.

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Thanks for posting this! Gave me a reason to finally check out the brewery today!

 

[CyDawg23]

Yep, we lost several large limbs and 90% of a big sycamore tree. Next door neighbor had two big trees uprooted. Missed flattening her yard shed by about 3 feet. This one was worse than the storm that came through earlier in the week.

Today’s storm was 2 miles east of Tuesday’s. Those of us who live by the high school got slammed earlier in the week but not much today. Regardless of when we all got hit, there’s lots of cleanup going on in our community. But could be a lot worse.

 

[StormWarning11]

I'm one of the lucky Greenfield residents tapping in with a couple of things. Absolute devastation that the town will suffer for a long time from. Many family and friends lost everything. Thank you to any and all who have helped out down here. We really appreciate any help we can get.

We've been dealing with some looting problems with out of town people coming in. It's just sickening and pathetic. I've heard the stories of this happening by word of mouth elsewhere after a tragedy but maybe my ignorance didn't want to believe it. Why is this sort of thing never covered anywhere? All it takes is one looter going to the wrong house to scavenge and getting shot (rightfully so too imo).

 

[FDWxMan]

Work phone is iPhone, two personal phones are Pixel 7's. All on Verizon. I can see the alert in my alert history - came through at 4:46 A.M.

Mixed bag of iPhones and androids both on US Cellular and Verizon at the office between coworkers - some got the tone and others didn't.

IIRC, the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) will not override ringer volume settings.

So if you're set to silent or vibrate, you'll get a pop up only, or vibration if applicable.

 

[AgronAlum]

I'm one of the lucky Greenfield residents tapping in with a couple of things. Absolute devastation that the town will suffer for a long time from. Many family and friends lost everything. Thank you to any and all who have helped out down here. We really appreciate any help we can get.

We've been dealing with some looting problems with out of town people coming in. It's just sickening and pathetic. I've heard the stories of this happening by word of mouth elsewhere after a tragedy but maybe my ignorance didn't want to believe it. Why is this sort of thing never covered anywhere? All it takes is one looter going to the wrong house to scavenge and getting shot (rightfully so too imo).

Looting areas like that is the worst of the worst. I lived in a town in Illinois where a barge lost control and ran into the dam causing the river to flood a large portion of the town. They ended up having to call in the national guard to sit at roadblocks because the looting got so bad.

Flooding Displaces Hundreds Of Marseilles Residents

Police and firefighters in the town of Marseilles in LaSalle County went door-to-door Thursday night, asking hundreds of people in a low-lying area to evacuate their homes because of rising water from the Illinois River.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Agclone91]

IIRC, the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) will not override ringer volume settings.

So if you're set to silent or vibrate, you'll get a pop up only, or vibration if applicable.

I couldn't tell you for sure if they were all on silent, but that would certainly be the most logical explanation. If that is the case, I'm a little bit surprised that they aren't allowed to override volume settings given that their purpose is for emergencies.

 

[aeroclone]

IIRC, the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) will not override ringer volume settings.

So if you're set to silent or vibrate, you'll get a pop up only, or vibration if applicable.

ATTs info on the emergency alerts says that you can't override their volume.

https://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1009041/

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I'm one of the lucky Greenfield residents tapping in with a couple of things. Absolute devastation that the town will suffer for a long time from. Many family and friends lost everything. Thank you to any and all who have helped out down here. We really appreciate any help we can get.

We've been dealing with some looting problems with out of town people coming in. It's just sickening and pathetic. I've heard the stories of this happening by word of mouth elsewhere after a tragedy but maybe my ignorance didn't want to believe it. Why is this sort of thing never covered anywhere? All it takes is one looter going to the wrong house to scavenge and getting shot (rightfully so too imo).

Seeing pictures shared on Ames FB page of photos found in yards, like this one (which was originally on the Boone FB page)...

 

[FDWxMan]

ATTs info on the emergency alerts says that you can't override their volume.

https://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1009041/

Yeah, it's confusing and I should work on getting better info on it. But I took that to mean IF the alarm sounds, you can't change the volume that it would play at, kind of full blast or nothing.

Apparently different flavors of OS may have toggle options in the WEA settings for sounds, other numerous documentation of people not getting audible alerts on vibrate/silent/do not disturb.

A bit of a mess.

How to Silence Annoyingly Loud Emergency Alerts on iPhone Without Disabling Them Completely

Wireless emergency alerts help warn mobile phone users of imminent threats to life or property, such as extreme weather and natural disasters. These alerts...

ios.gadgethacks.com

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/255731994/wireless-emergency-alerts-silenced-with-do-not-disturb?hl=en

 

[FDWxMan]

According to the FCC:

"If you turn off the vibration or sound on your WEA-capable device, you may not feel the vibration or hear the attention signal of a WEA message."

Wireless Emergency Alerts and Accessibility

Millions of Americans – with and without disabilities – rely on emergency alerts on their wireless phones to receive important and potentially life-saving information.

www.fcc.gov

 

[NWICY]

Silly question what is a water table? My only definition is how far below ground level you go before you find standing water.

 

[NWICY]

Still no power. A couple more bid trees down. Goat’s play ground equipment and feeder blown over.

Racecar is safe!! Lol

Those downed trees are the new goats playground plus they will eat all the leaves off for you. Silver linings and all that.

 

[NWICY]

I was startled awake this morning to my phone blaring the warning. After I practiced my Kung fu to get it turned off I realized we weren't even in the warning. It sure got the blood pumping though.

It's like when those amber alerts go off, those are wakeruppers also.

 

[NWICY]

I was at FT Hood for an Army school. My wife was 7 months pregnant during that time. When I got home I never heard the end of it. I missed the no water in Des Moines

Worse thing is army school it's not like had options.

 

[wintersmd]

Worse thing is army school it's not like had options.

and an Army school on North Fort Hood in July. Lived in metal Quonset huts with no AC. when we went to the field we were in a Bradly FV. I think I lost 30 pounds in that class.

 

[Kinch]

The real key to major flooding in Iowa is the Raccoon River. Back in the 1800s, old timers would say that if the Raccoon floods, then Ottumwa and Keosauqua will flood. they are right. Among the top crests of the Raccoon River are 1947, 1993 and 2008. All three of those years, the Des Moines River had major floods. So far, the Raccoon has been Ok, this year, which is a good omen. However, Red Rock has been quietly filling up, rising about one foot per day.

 

[CyPhallus]

The real key to major flooding in Iowa is the Raccoon River. Back in the 1800s, old timers would say that if the Raccoon floods, then Ottumwa and Keosauqua will flood. they are right. Among the top crests of the Raccoon River are 1947, 1993 and 2008. All three of those years, the Des Moines River had major floods. So far, the Raccoon has been Ok, this year, which is a good omen. However, Red Rock has been quietly filling up, rising about one foot per day.

If they dumped Saylorville at the rate it's been rising Red Rock would have a similar rise. Check the 14 day stage height chart for Saylorville.

 

[Letterkenny]

Silly question what is a water table? My only definition is how far below ground level you go before you find standing water.

I think that's basically it. Dig a hole, give it a couple hours for ground water to trickle in and see how high up it goes. That's the water table.

 

[Kinch]

If they dumped Saylorville at the rate it's been rising Red Rock would have a similar rise. Check the 14 day stage height chart for Saylorville.

According to the Army Corps, the Raccoon River is accounting for roughly a third to 40% of the intake at Red Rock. The intake today above Saylorville is 25 CFS (Saylorville is holding back 5 to 10 CFS) and the Raccoon is dumping 15 CFS into Red Rock, That’s today and is probably higher than the 14 day average. Fortunately Saylorville still has 75% of their storage capacity. Red Rock is very fortunate that the Raccoon is below flood stage.

 

[WartburgClone]

Our sirens sounded louder than usual this morning - not sure if they change the volume during overnight hours, or if the silence of 4am amplified them in my head.

Sounds are definitely "louder" at night. Try listening to music at 3AM some night. It's amazing how loud and clear it is even at low volume.