So far, this is a record low  hurricane season in the Atlantic. If it were at a record active season, the usual suspects would be blaming global warming. Well, if a record high is caused by global warming, so is the record low!

The tornado forecast is unchanged from yesterday. The brown area has a significant risk of tornadoes and the hatching indicates they could be strong.  During the next three days, more than five inches of rain is forecast to fall in Iowa (orange).  The result is a serious flood risk over Iowa and into northwest Missouri in the dark blue. In the pale blue, there is a lesser flood risk. 

This forecast has been updated. Please click here .  The area in brown has a significant risk of tornadoes and the hatching means that strong tornadoes are possible. I'm providing this "heads up" the day before because we have not had any tornadoes in the region for quite some time.  Of course, it is possible the forecast may be changed in the next 24 hours. I'll post again Monday morning. 

So very, very glad Kansas has never legalized it.  As Tulsa King  demonstrated, there is far more downside than upside. We don't want our sports events ruined by the smell of pot . 

During the past seven days, rains have been heavy in central Iowa. Those heavy rains (orange and red dots) have left the soils saturated.  The forecast for the next seven days is for excessive rains that may exceed 7" in spots (amber) with widespread 5" amounts (orange).  If you live in a flood prone area, now is the time to prepare for the possibility of flooding. 

Climate alarmist Michael Mann put on a seminar yesterday to teach his fellow alarmists how to 'market' climate doomism. No other science does this.  Look at this backgrounds of the panelists: "Professor of Communication, Psychology & Marketing." This has nothing to do with the validity of the science. It is about marketing global warming like toothpaste.  Earth's warming climate poses many challenges that need to be met. So far, we've spent about $17 TRILLION dollars, mostly stupidly. One of the reasons we have spent so much, so foolishly, is because of marketing like this. And, yes, that includes marketing doomism to politicians.