Just to knock the corona thread off the top of the thread list for 2 minutes, here's a weather post.
It's 32 out currently. Gonna be windy the next few days.
0.26" from the band of storms that rolled quickly through earlier this evening. Had a few nice rumbles of thunder. Nice for the newly planted trees (sugar maple, celebration maple, and northern red oak) to get a little drink.
50mph wind gust potential tomorrow.
Now up to 6 confirmed tornadoes, all EF1. Four of them were within 15 miles of here in all different directions, another one about 25 miles away. Too close for comfort lol.
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.