***OFFICIAL 2026 WEATHER THREAD***

Just thought I would follow up on this. Any west facing siding was cracked and pocked with holes and multiple contractors say my ~6-7y/o roof is toast. Adjuster scheduled to come in early May.
Ya, your roof is going to have to be replaced, bad thing in just doing the siding on the West side will never match up with the rest of the home. So you end up either replacing all the siding, which we had to, or if not that side not being as faded as the rest of the house.
 
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I put a bunch of grass seed down today. I'm guessing it will all be floating down a creek by midnight.
 
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Sirens were just going off in WDM. My wife said the radio said there was a tornado in DeSoto. I’m just standing in the drive way listening to some Deep Purple waiting for the skies to change
 
Getting darker, windier, more thunder and lightning, and some rain beginning. Temp dropping but no hail yet in Ames.
 
Mostly the good kind. We have a whole lot of the big hitters lately break up and avoid northern Polk, this one may do the same.

Except wind. We have infinite wind here.
I don’t think anyone in Ankeny is getting missed by this one. Looks like a soaker.
 
Now pouring rain with small hail mixed in.