***Official 2024 Weather Thread***
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I had 8/10ths in our gauge in North Ames this morning, we were in Gilbert watching our grand daughter playing ball when it started to roll in. Got home just as the wind was coming up and starting to rain.
There was a PDS warning in Maryland a little bit ago. Yes, Maryland.
On this date in 1980 storms dropped softball size hail with 80 mph winds just south of DSM in the morning. In the afternoon another storm dropped a small tornado near Drake University and it produced minor damage until it lifted near the 2nd Avenue bridge.
Many of you will find this tough to believe, and I'm sure it doesn't even apply to most of Polk County, but the DSM Airport is once again below the yearly average for precipitation.
And in the fall of 1980, we got hail just as soybeans were ready to harvest. Mine were green enough because they were planted late so I didn’t have much damage. Some fields were a total loss.
And because it's the "official" reporting station......the farmers just outside the city looking at ponds in their fields will have to hear on WHO radio how once again central Iowa is dryer than normal.
Jumping to tomorrow..........on June 7th, 1984 about 21 tornado's hit the state of Iowa (probably more with today's tech) the worst being one that was on the ground for almost 3 hours and covered nearly 127 miles from northern Missouri to near Sigourney. It killed 2 and injured 63.
A few hours later it did it again in Wisconsin dropping the F5 that hit Barneveld killing 36 and injuring over 200.
A few hours later it did it again in Wisconsin dropping the F5 that hit Barneveld killing 36 and injuring over 200.
I golfed in it. Wow. The direction was different for a change.
Cyclonepride
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Yep, me too. It was shifty for us too. Thought I was going to need all of my normal club for a par 3 because the wind was in my face, and then it switched to a tailwind and I sailed the green.
We had a par 3 directly into it. A smoked 3 wood (250 yard club in normal conditions) still didn't get there (197 yard hole). One of those off the face you're like "oh **** get down get down get down" and then it's 10 yards short of the green.
Cyclonepride
Thought Police
Lol, yeah. I used my 140 yard club for a 110 shot and got absolutely all of it (going over a huge brushy area) and it hung in the air forever and almost looked like it was coming back at me, but it made it.
Also hit a 190 yard 9 iron with the wind. Had a creek short so I had to make sure to get over that, but I clubbed down since the wind was with me.
I love CF!
Earlier we were asked if this was a weather thread or a crop report thread. Now I don't know if it's weather thread or a golf thread.
Here's hoping everybody has an enjoyable weekend--WEATHER that be tidying up what's left to do in the fields or making that first hole in one!
Earlier we were asked if this was a weather thread or a crop report thread. Now I don't know if it's weather thread or a golf thread.
Here's hoping everybody has an enjoyable weekend--WEATHER that be tidying up what's left to do in the fields or making that first hole in one!
If you're in the Southwest, stay safe!
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Records tumble in Southwest US as temperatures soar well into triple digits and 122 in Death Valley
Records have tumbled across the Southwest United States as temperatures soared past 110 degrees in parts of California, Nevada and Arizona.
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