***Official 2024 Weather Thread***

[BoxsterCy]

One sound of thunder was all we got in se ia.

Was it at least enough for you to channel you're inner Bob Seger?

I woke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered

 

[BoxsterCy]

A little rain happening in the hood.. Other than the .06" one day this will be the 2nd rain since end of August. Think I might have heard thunder off in the distance so checked the radar and there's some color west of me so maybe this will be more than just hundredths.

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

So Much Lightning! Probably all for show.

 

[CloneLawman]

Was it at least enough for you to channel you're inner Bob Seger?

I woke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered

Ain't it funny how the night moves?

 

[CyDawg23]

We got a sprinkle in Johnston. Cool lightning show all around us, though. Sigh.

 

[Agclone91]

First round went just south of us in Ames. Getting some rain and pea sized hail now.

Ended up with 0.15"

 

[BoxsterCy]

1/4" . Big whoop.

 

[NoCreativity]

Is the Des Moines metro ever getting anything? Ed Wilson showed .60 inches just 3 hours ago and it rained here for about 3 minutes today total.

 

[Cmonwhatarewedoinghereman]

Alright, now it can rain. Harvest is done and equipment is in the shed. And perfect timing too

Already? Good on you!

 

[bluestarcyclone]

Is the Des Moines metro ever getting anything? Ed Wilson showed .60 inches just 3 hours ago and it rained here for about 3 minutes today total.

Nothing here in ankeny other than a light show

 

[Clonehomer]

Nothing here in ankeny other than a light show

Same with Cedar Falls. Looks like a good amount of rain south of us, but it never made it to us.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

It rained hard and hailed in South Waterloo for like 2 minutes and then stopped

Pretty sure it didn't do any good.

 

[NWICY]

Saw lots of lightning to the South but nothing here.

 

[throwittoblythe]

Saw a huge bolt of lightning on my drive home last night north of Adel. A few miles later went by a field fire. Turns out the lightning started the fire…

 

[NoCreativity]

Nothing here in ankeny other than a light show

Yeah, total bust, they couldn't even predict 3 hours ahead of time.

I guess now we wait another week for any chance.

 

[wxman1]

1.14" at our house. looks like numerous reports of 1.5" on the west side of CR. Did not have to go very far north to get next to nothing though.

 

[Tailg8er]

Looks like one big rain chance next week, & it's on our trick-or-treat night.. Think the metro could change it to actually be on Halloween just this once?

 

[Clonehomer]

Looks like one big rain chance next week, & it's on our trick-or-treat night.. Think the metro could change it to actually be on Halloween just this once?

Don’t raise your kids soft. A cold rain during trick-or-treating is a rite of passage for children. This idea that ToTing needs to start before the sun goes down and ends at a certain time is ruining children’s upbringing. It ends when the candy is gone and everyone turns off their lights! If that’s midnight, so be it.

 

[ackatch]

Looks like one big rain chance next week, & it's on our trick-or-treat night.. Think the metro could change it to actually be on Halloween just this once?

LOL - Less than 0% chance of that happening.

 

[Entropy]

Don’t raise your kids soft. A cold rain during trick-or-treating is a rite of passage for children. This idea that ToTing needs to start before the sun goes down and ends at a certain time is ruining children’s upbringing. It ends when the candy is gone and everyone turns off their lights! If that’s midnight, so be it.

I remember trick or treating in a snow storm in N. WI in the early 90s.