New record high at MLI today of 74, and now the 8th 70 degree day in a row. That record will be hard to top.
They also gusted to 64mph earlier as well.
Had 60+ mph winds at work with near zero visibility for a few minutes. We were under a tornado warning at the time. Guessing we had 60mph winds here at home as well. Definitely the 2nd best storm of the year.
6th 70+ degree day in a row here. Another on the way for tomorrow. MLI hit 76 today. That latest 80 at MLI is Nov 1st, so they gave that record a good run.
Very windy this morning, with gusts up to 40mph. Pretty much taking care of the remaining leaves on the late trees.
Gonna gamble and plant a sugar maple out back. It says you're supposed to plant at least a month before the ground freezes, so I may have waited a bit too late.
Cedar Rapids is dead center in the middle of the slight risk today. Cedar Rapids is killing it this year. Derecho, multiple early season snows, epicenter of potential severe today. If luck continues maybe you guys can breach the 1ft mark for a snowstorm this winter.
Margin of victory with cutters always seems a bit iffy due to dry slot issues, positive-tilt warm-sector convection robbing the cold-sector precip, overaggressive WAA, etc. Hybrid clipper systems is where it's at.
Definitely will see a nice recovery later today, but as many have mentioned the cap remains the biggest issue. A lot of the guidance is popping off convection by early eve, so I'm leaning towards there being at least scattered activity like Hoosier mentioned. The substantial plume of steep mid-level lapse rates is very nice to see.
That pic reminds me of the movie The Burbs with Tom Hanks. Next door neighbor had basically no grass, and had that extreme contrast going from Hank's yard to that one.
Extremely impressive vids. The aftermath videos showing huge amounts of tree debris in front of literally every residence is amazing as well.
These vids were shot on Pine Wood Drive NE in northern Cedar Rapids, pretty close to Hiawatha. The church losing it's roof is River of Life Church.
Church viewed from the northwest side.