18 AUGUST 2010 EXTENDED FORECAST

TODAY AND THURSDAY - DRY.
RAIN EARLY FRIDAY 20TH INTO AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY THRU MONDAY 21ST/23RD - DRY.
TUESDAY 24TH - TSTORMS.
WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY 25TH/27TH - DRY/WARMER/GUSTY WIND.

18 AUGUST 2010 EXTENDED FORECAST

TODAY/THURSDAY 18TH/19TH - NICE TODAY - MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE THURSDAY - TEMPS 82/86

FRIDAY 20TH - TSHOWERS EARLY - ENDING DURING AFTERNOON (RAINFALL 1/4-1/2 INCH) - TEMP 84

SATURDAY THRU MONDAY 21ST THRU 23RD - NICE - TEMPS LOW/MID 80'S

TUESDAY 24TH - MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH MORNING TSTORMS - THEN PARTLY CLOUDY - TEMP NEAR 80

WEDNESDAY THRU FRIDAY 25TH THRU 27TH - PARTLY CLOUDY - GUSTY SOUTH WINDS - TEMPS HIGH 80'S

On this day in Iowa weather history...

1925: One of the worst hail storms in Iowa history struck southeastern portions of the state completely destroying crops in a swatch 6 to 10 miles wide and 75 miles long and killing countless poultry and livestock. The storm apparently developed in the southeastern corner of Poweshiek County and cut a path southeast to Des Moines and Lee counties before crossing the river into Illinois. An observer reported that "stones were reported of unbelievable size, some disc-shaped were four inches across and two inches thick. Many shingle roofs were pierced and stock of various kinds were killed. Passenger trains caught in the storm did not have a whole window glass left, and all windows on the exposed side of homes were broken. Fields of corn up to 75 acres did not have a single stalk standing. The damage to crops was so complete that many tenant farmers abandoned their leases and sought other employment." This remained the most destructive Iowa hail storm in recorded history, in terms of the size of the area affected, until the remarkable storm of June 23, 1981.