One acre of corn can release 4,000 gallons of water per day, enough to fill a residential swimming pool in less than a week.
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One acre of corn can release 4,000 gallons of water per day, enough to fill a residential swimming pool in less than a week.
Drought conditions are likely to develop over the southern half of Iowa in August as the month starts with a string of abnormally hot days with little chance for rain.
“Not all derechos are created equal,” said Rich Kinney, a warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Quad Cities bureau.
Weather changes like high heat and humidity can lead to dehydration, a key trigger for a migraine attack, experts say. In addition, changes in temperature, humidity, greater sunlight and changes to sleeping patterns are all potential migraine triggers.
A heat advisory is in effect through Wednesday evening in Iowa, according to the National Weather Service. Here is what to watch out for, and places to cool off, in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area.
Wind gusts of up to 80 mph uprooted trees, overturned semis and kicked up a wall of dust as the storm swept through.
After a monthslong battle with the insurance company, Jodi and John Philipp were finally able to begin clean up at their 13-acre farm in Benton County that was destroyed in the August 2020 derecho.
B.J. Dvorak, new coordinator for the Linn County Emergency Management Agency, shares his advice about what to do before, during and after a tornado. For starters, get a weather radio and set up a phone alert.
With persistent rain and lingering cool temperatures, corn planting in Iowa is 11 days later than last year and nine days behind the five-year average.
GILMORE CITY, Iowa (AP) — A tornado hit near Gilmore City in rural north-central Iowa as a strong line of storms moved across the state overnight, the National Weather Service confirmed Wednesday.
This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa, and that includes a statewide tornado drill at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Linn County won’t activate its sirens for this drill.
First District Rep. Ashley Hinson and 3rd District Rep. Cindy Axne are asking the National Weather Service to explain a communications system malfunction that led to delay in critical alerts to the public March 5 when storms caused seven deaths in Iowa. Some warnings didn’t reach the public until nine minutes after they were issued.
The National Weather Service has confirmed four additional tornadoes that struck Iowa during Saturday evening’s deadly severe weather, bringing the total from the previously confirmed nine to now 13.
Storm survey teams for the National Weather Service have confirmed that nine tornadoes — two of them deadly — struck Iowa over the weekend as severe weather moved quickly across the state.
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