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  1. hawkeye_wx
    It was looking like nothing would make it into Cedar Rapids today, but a storm cluster to the west tonight built eastward and gave us a very solid storm. I finished with a badly-needed 0.39".
  2. hawkeye_wx
    The models are trending up with rain over the next couple weeks. Some runs are showing a series of slow-moving lows moving across the upper midwest.
  3. hawkeye_wx
    I'm not looking forward to the upcoming heat and continued extreme dryness. I may have to run the sprinkler because the lawn is turning brown, which I would never have thought might happen a month ago when everything was wet and lush. The weather has been generally pleasant, but the combination of the US pattern and the dead tropics continues to be incredibly boring.
  4. hawkeye_wx
    The active MCS pattern we had in mid summer feels like ages ago. We needed a break, but it has been way too long.
  5. hawkeye_wx
    It has been 2.5 weeks without rain. The lawns have de-greened quite a bit. We could use a good soak again.
  6. hawkeye_wx
    June was boring, but the last several weeks have been one of our most interesting summer stretches in years. The recent break has been nice, although it has remained somewhat humid. That is finally over at about 9am this morning when the strong front moves through.
  7. hawkeye_wx
    90/80 here in Cedar Rapids. This is as hot as it has been all summer.
  8. hawkeye_wx
    I got yet another 1.44" of rain from this storm. This was expected to be a totally dry week. My August total is up to 4.32". Over the last six weeks my total is nearly 13 inches.
  9. hawkeye_wx
    Models did a terrible job forecasting this. The HRRR literally had nothing making it to eastern Iowa only a few hours ago. The RRFS had something small passing across northeast Iowa.
  10. hawkeye_wx
    Holy cow, what a storm! This reminds me of the derecho. It briefly poured half-inch size hail, then 70 mph wind blasted through. I couldn't even see the houses across the street. Thankfully, our hail was only half-inch size. A spotter only a mile away reported ping-pong ball size.
  11. hawkeye_wx
    For the last six weeks, we have gotten everything. Today was a nothingburger, but the storms have way outperformed the model forecast. It is dark as night right now as the storms move in.
  12. hawkeye_wx
    Another MCS rolled through eastern Iowa overnight. I received 0.82". My six-week total is about 11.5". It is very green around here.
  13. hawkeye_wx
    The heavy rain band filled in at the last minute this morning and dumped 1.5-3" across the Cedar Rapids area. I finished with 1.94". This was a massive bust for southern Iowa. Instead of 3-5", as forecasted by the WPC, they got nothing.
  14. hawkeye_wx
    The WPC has a moderate chance for excessive rainfall across southeast Iowa, nw Illinois, and southern Wisconsin this weekend. The forecast has widespread 3-5+ inches across that area. The discussion even mentions isolated 9" totals are possible. DVN thinks 10" is possible.
  15. hawkeye_wx
    After a brief respite, models are hitting Iowa with another wet period starting this weekend.
  16. hawkeye_wx
    1.18" should be my final total. My July total is 8.54", almost the same as last July. The plants and lawns are very lush.
  17. hawkeye_wx
    I got 1.11" of rain overnight from a couple lines. Nothing too strong, but there was some solid lightning/thunder. The global models did not handle this system very well.
  18. hawkeye_wx
    The sirens went off at 2am here for severe wind, but it only reached about 50 mph. The line was also racing through, so we only got 0.33" of rain. Since mid month we've been very active, but we are only getting small amounts from each event.
  19. hawkeye_wx
    2000z severe update
  20. hawkeye_wx
    The overnight MCS scoured out the extreme humidity across Iowa, so we are not going to get the 80º dew point today. It's low to mid 70s instead.
  21. hawkeye_wx
    Most of Iowa didn't get much. It was mostly gusted-out weak crap as the cold pool dove into the humid air. Tonight may be the same -- strong up in SD/MN, but dying remnants down here.
  22. hawkeye_wx
    As expected, the big storms up in southern Minnesota raced south across Iowa overnight and fell apart. We got some moderate wind, but very little rain (0.20). The initial line was almost dry. It looks like tonight may be a repeat, with storms falling apart as they dive southeastward. We haven't gotten a lot of rain over the last week, but frequent small rains are keeping it moist. The lawns are growing like crazy. I have to mow every three days.
  23. hawkeye_wx
    It appears the 80º dew point will be back Monday. 50s and 60s dp will surge into the region later in the week. That'll feel good.
  24. hawkeye_wx
    The south models were correct about this morning's rain. I'm only getting some very light rain on the northern edge.
  25. hawkeye_wx
    It's unclear what tonight's disturbance will produce up here. Some models bring it up here and dump good rain, while other models keep it farther south and just scrape us with the fringe.
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