***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

[Gunnerclone]

Another .84" this AM in Waukee. At this point I'm questioning why I even had my irrigation started up this spring.

Backflow test.

 

[Clonefan32]

This looks "fun."
From Midwest Weather.

I have tickets to the Balloon Classic in Indianola on Wednesday. Something tells me they may not go up...

 

[Agclone91]

I’d never heard of a derecho until we had that bad one a few years ago. Now it’s seems to be a common thing.

First time I remember hearing the term was 2008, it's just the popular buzzword now after 2020. Most people still don't even understand what it means, they just think its any storm with strong winds and a bow echo. Heard 3 people in the office just this morning asking if last night's storm was a derecho.

 

[ackatch]

This looks "fun."
From Midwest Weather.

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[Tailg8er]

Another .84" this AM in Waukee. At this point I'm questioning why I even had my irrigation started up this spring.

Yep, this has been the least I've used ours since we moved to this house (Johnston). Most definitely not complaining, though!

 

[Gunnerclone]

I have tickets to the Balloon Classic in Indianola on Wednesday. Something tells me they may not go up...

They should do a 10 million dollar extreme hot air ballooning comp.

 

[stuclone]

Clouds rolling into Des Moines area look ominous

 

[awd4cy]

Kinda interesting the path this morning looks exactly the same as the area shaded in the enhanced risk this evening

 

[cmartin713]

These are the clouds as they rolled into Huxley about 15 minutes ago.

 

[NorthCyd]

Raining sideways in north Ankeny right now.

 

[MJ29]

The trees are swirling in West Des Moines.

I'm so sick of storms.

 

[Big_Sill]

View from Ankeny 15 min ago.

 

[ackatch]

Getting absolutely hammered in Waukee right now. Coming down at 1"/hour per my weather station. and winds well over 40 mph.

 

[wxman1]

View from Ankeny 15 min ago.

Rough day eh?

 

[ISULibrarian]

I'm in my office with the door closed as it's my first day back to work after discovering I had Covid last Thursday. I went out to fill my bottle, and was amazed at just how dark it is outside right now.

 

[Clonefan32]

Pitch black here south of Des Moines. About as eerie of a sky as I can remember seeing.

 

[wintersmd]

These are the clouds as they rolled into Huxley about 15 minutes ago.

Yep. Seen them on the south side of Ames

 

[MNCYWX]

Lots of 50-55mph wind estimates and reports around the metro and one heck of a photogenic shelf cloud. This one is from my house in Norwalk.

There are likely a few spots that reached higher with some damage but it doesn't look like anything major widespread... thankfully.

I couldn't have one quiet day before vacation. yeesh!

 

[AgronAlum]

I drove right into it this morning. Instantly dark and super windy. A few minutes later I couldn’t see the road anymore.

 

[CychiatricWard]

Cool view north of Mount Ayr about 20 minutes ago.