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After recent rains and precip, we have seen some slight improvement in the drought!
Another batch of rainfall as we continue to string together a lot of moisture.
Winds could gust to 40 or 45 mph from the southwest today, which will help to warm us up. Some light, spotty rain is possible later this afternoon.
Today We have an absolutely gorgeous day on the way, mainly because the wind will actually be light for once. We will see the breeze out of the east at 5 to 10 mph.
Severe storms are possible in the north this morning followed by dangerous heat and humidity today and tomorrow areawide.
A Storm Track 7 Yellow ALERT DAY is in effect through the afternoon and evening for storms that could be strong to severe.
The storms last night have now been classified as a derecho. Here is a recap of the event.
Very heavy rainfall was observed in the south. Meanwhile, there was hardly any rain north of Highway 20.
Some rain across most of eastern Iowa as we narrowly missed severe weather.
A nice drink of water for eastern Iowa last night!
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