drought

The good news is that almost the entire country east of the Mississippi isn't suffering drought conditions. The bad news is, Iowa sits on the other side of the river.

R-A-I-N. That four-letter word hasn't been used much this summer, but we may get some well overdue precipitation today. The National Weather Service in Des Moines says: Severe weather potential ramps up by later this afternoon and evening with large hail, strong winds, and a few tornadoes possible! Heavy ra...

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The U.S. Drought Monitor is updated each Thursday, and this week's update shows a large growth in both the "moderate" drought area and "abnormally dry" area. Over 50% of Iowa is now experiencing "moderate" drought in the latest update, while nearly 90% of Iowa is considered "abnormally dry." ...

Our dry spring continues and it doesn't appear much relief is in sight.

Through the month of April, much of Iowa experienced drought conditions.

2020 was another year of record warmth, and disasters related to the growing trend.

There is some rainfall expected in the coming week.

Nearly all of the state of Iowa is seeing abnormally dry conditions, with some parts of the state in an extreme drought.