James Patrick

After the first batch of rainfall this morning, the day will heat up into the upper-80s, and storms are expected to redevelop and will have the potential to be severe. Damaging winds, large hail, and even tornadoes are a possibility.
The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has place…

Much-needed precipitation is heading to Iowa beginning today (Thursday) and through most of next week, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service.
It has been 245 days (as of 6/24) since Waterloo received over an inch of rain in a single day, but relief is on the way...

Iowa is home to over 100 species of butterflies and one certain type has been fluttering around in massive numbers lately.
 
The hackberry emperor butterfly has emerged from its cocoons in droves this month, but why? They’re common in Iowa, but why are there so many this summer? M…

In a real-life situation very reminiscent of a scene from any of the five “Final Destination” movies, a wooden board flew off a truck on the Ohio turnpike and impaled a windshield on another vehicle.
According to WFLA, Kim Awada was riding with her friend in Streetsboro wh…

Last weekend I was wandering around Siggelkow Park, next to the Wapsipinicon River in Black Hawk County (north of Dunkerton), when I stumbled into what I thought were spider webs. I quickly realized that it was NOT a spider web, it was thousands of inchworms working their way from the trees to the g…

Waterloo just experienced one of the longest heatwaves in the city’s history. Beginning on June 3rd, the high temperatures reached or exceeded 89* every day through June 19th --- a streak of 17 consecutive days. That’s the longest stretch of 89*+ days since the 1930s …

On Thursday, June 17, Waterloo set a new record high of 100*, breaking the former record of 97* set in 1897 and 1933. The heat index reached 101*
This was the first time since 2012 that Waterloo reached triple digits. The last time it was 100* or higher was July 25, 2012, it was a whopping 104*...

After receiving a trace of rain early Thursday morning, Eastern Iowa might finally be getting some much-needed precipitation this afternoon into the evening hours. Unfortunately, the rain will bring along with it the chance of severe weather in Iowa.
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Dangerous heat is forecast this afternoon with heat indices of 100-105+ degrees. A Heat Advisory is in effect for much of the state from 1 to 8 PM.
According to the National Weather Service:
A Heat Advisory means that temperatures of at least 100°F* or Heat Index values of at least 105&d…

45-year-old Nate Carroll of Winneconne, Wisconsin, broke the Guinness World Record for the most push-ups in a 365-day period on June 6th. He broke the record at Met Life Stadium, home of the Jets and Giants, during halftime of a charity football game between the NYPD and FDNY...