NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook, released Thursday, October 15th, shows how El Niño will likely influence the upcoming winter months
For Iowa overall, 98.64% of the state is free of drought or abnormal dryness, while 1.36% remains abnormally dry (D0).
There have been several accidents involving deer over the last week.
A three-vehicle crash northeast of Spencer resulted in minor injuries and two totaled pickups on the afternoon of October 9th.
The Iowa Great Lakes Fall Festival returns this Saturday, October 19th, from 10 to 2 p.m.
A fire broke out last evening at a hog confinement facility located at 4849 195th Street, about six miles southwest of Sibley.
A couple of weeks ago, heavy rain caused delays for many Iowa farmers eager to get into the fields, as soils remained too wet for harvest.
Winds will pick up a bit today, with gusts of 20 to 25 mph and a few spots seeing gusts near 30 mph.
The Des Moines International Airport recorded 14.5 inches of rain during September. That marks the wettest September in 112 years of records and ranks as the third-wettest month overall, behind only 1881 and 1914.
Recent rainfall has slowed the start of harvest across the region. Before the latest round of precipitation, Gentry Sorenson with the ISU Extension and Outreach said there had already been some field activity taking place across northwest Iowa.
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