I mean that is a big drop especially without much if any temp drop or any precipitation.
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Plenty of chances next week. If those all evaporate, then I guess we can start to worry.
US 34 and points southward to the MO border through 7 PM. Narrow window in southern Iowa for storms. But the ones that do form (like ones we've seen) will be potent hail producers. Baseball size hail in southern Appanoose County already. Softball near Lancaster, MO.
DSM misses out on this one.
DSM misses out on this one.
On this date in 1976, the tornado Dr. Fujita called the most violent tornado he had seen hit Jordan, Iowa. At one point two tornado's spun next to each other. One having the classic cyclonic spin.....the other an anti-cyclonic spin. In today's terms...........INSANE, EPIC, HISTORIC.
It was the cherry on the top of two straight days of INSANE, EPIC, HISTORIC severe weather over Iowa.
And jumping ahead, June 18th is the 50 anniversary (1974) of the INSANE F4 tornado that plowed through Ankeny taking 2 lives.
Those 70's were EPIC years for severe weather in Iowa.
It was the cherry on the top of two straight days of INSANE, EPIC, HISTORIC severe weather over Iowa.
And jumping ahead, June 18th is the 50 anniversary (1974) of the INSANE F4 tornado that plowed through Ankeny taking 2 lives.
Those 70's were EPIC years for severe weather in Iowa.
I wonder what type of warning people got back then. Probably nothing? Not like today where you can follow the radar and be like "Oh we're good, it's 3 blocks south of here, nothing to worry about.
if it was 3 blocks south I would be on the deck watching or on the roof for the best view. though 3 blocks south here is open corn field, though could potentially hook just east of town in that scenario (classic S to NE movement scenario).
Cyclonepride
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Before Helen Hunt did her thing, it was the Wild West in regard to tornados.
Okay, that made me laugh out loud. Good job outta you.
I lived through the tornado that destroyed much of Ankeny in 1974. The 50th anniversary of that event will be 4 days from now.
Anyway, the tornado struck around 10:30pm, right after Connie McBurney (the weather person for Channel 8 KCCI) announced the all clear for central Iowa. So much for the technology back then.
Nice rain today. Seems strange to say it is needed for replanted corn and beans that are being planted the first time, but a month later then we like to have them planted. We have corn 2 inches tall, and 10 feet away corn is over 2 feet tall. Crazy year. Oh well.
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Just give me 60 - 70 days of anything near normal rainfall amounts and I’ll be happy.
Feels like we could have a flash drought coming up with this heat the next few weeks.
And the official beginning of summer is a week away. The end is probably 3 and a half MONTHS away. Just a flash drought might be acceptable, but I'm leery.
I'm only at 10 days without measurable rain and the lawn started to go dormant on Thursday. 90+ degrees just cooks cool season grass. Crops are going to start looking ugly but some dry weather is doing them some good. Roots are finally growing and getting to the nitrogen this week.
