***Official 2025 Weather Thread***

[MNCYWX]

How much water is being let out of Saylorville? If it ain’t wide open they got lots of room yet.

 

[Agclone91]

I don’t think there’s anywhere else for the water to go. Driving around the farms the other day (before Sunday/Monday rain) the ditches were full, tile lines running full and water standing between the rows. Some soil may be able to take a bit more rain, but not much more.

Agree, we are full. And now that we are pollinated the usage rate will start to fall off a bit as well. If we can make it through tonight it looks like a good stretch to dry out

 

[Cyientist]

A few factors - Our soil profile was still pretty dry after 3 years of drought. Quite a few water holding reservoirs were still low. The largest in my opinion - Most of the large rains have come after late June when the crops are large and utilizing a lot of water daily - 0.25" or more at times. If we had been getting all this rain in March or April the picture would look much different because of the utilization rate.

I think we've taken all that we can. Won't be surprised to see some flooding if we get a big event tonight.

Ag drainage takes a lot of heat, but I think the way the rain has fallen this year is a scenario where it has taken the top off of the peak flows. Just enough time between these 1-2” events to create some room for infiltration.

 

[Agclone91]

Agree with all of this but would add to part of the crop utilization point that the rain has also been spread out well for the amount that's fallen. Lots of 1-2 inch rains usually a few days apart, pretty isolated cases of extreme heavy events.

As well as another point I didn't mention, it's been really hot the past month which increases evapotranspiration even more. The crops are working hard to keep cool between those rains pushing that daily utilization rate even higher.

 

[BCClone]

Gonna have to mow AGAIN tonight, Every 3 days right now and I have my mower 1/2 setting higher than the max.

If it’s higher than the max…….does that mean the max is not really the max?

 

[BoxsterCy]

So I am muttering profanities here in Minnesota. Finally not super crazy hot and humid and nice temps the rest of the week, and then this **** again.

 

[nfrine]

Radar loop for past hour plus shows the Jefferson area is getting soaked.

 

[SayMyName]

If it’s higher than the max…….does that mean the max is not really the max?

 

[CycloneDaddy]

Gonna have to mow AGAIN tonight, Every 3 days right now and I have my mower 1/2 setting higher than the max.

Im so sick of mowing. Neighbor is gone for 2 weeks on vacay so Im on double duty.

 

[ClonerJams]

Could be worse. Tsunami warning for Hawaii and Alaska

 

[NWICY]

I honestly don't know how every single creek and river in the state isn't already flooded.

A few out of bank and lots of them clear full. More rain tonight. Sigh.

 

[snowcraig2.0]

I honestly don't know how every single creek and river in the state isn't already flooded.

Years of drought. Lots of storage room in the system still.

 

[exCYtable]

A few out of bank and lots of them clear full. More rain tonight. Sigh.

Radar does not look friendly tonight

 

[NWICY]

Radar does not look friendly tonight

No it does not. Slower track also not as good either.

 

[CYdTracked]

So tired of rain...

 

[casey1973]

So tired of rain...

Yep. Ames getting hammered once again. Talked to a local roofer. He said they can't keep up with all the roofs leaking.

 

[scyclonekid]

Getting hammered by Mother Nature again here just east of Ames.

 

[WartburgClone]

I'll never forget standing in my living room looking at the window and watching our 40 foot pine fall in just about the only spot it could have fallen without destroying our home. I'll never forget how quickly that thing kicked up and the kind of damage it did.

To be fair, most of us have PTSD from that storm. Seeing glass shatter and embed in drywall will do that lol

I'll never forget waking up at 10:30 in the morning to my bedroom still being pitch black and the sirens going.

 

[CycloneSpinning]

Could be worse. Tsunami warning for Hawaii and Alaska

I’m in Honolulu right now - nothing. Pretty sure it’s worse for you all.

 

[1UNI2ISU]

Just rained about as hard as I've ever seen in rain in South Waterloo for a good 45 minutes. Had to get several inches along with pretty good winds and a hell of a lot of lightning.