Camp Courageous leader reflects on longevity and growth
A long tenured leader discusses the camp’s 45 year journey from a small staff of 12 to 100 and 35 buildings, expanding campers served from 211 to nearly 10,000 annually, and the shift toward mainstreaming disabilities, with praise for volunteers, donors, and board dedication. He notes COVID disruption and the plan to transition to a foundation while new leadership assumes the camp duties.
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Des Moines
Courageous
Peace Corps
Rock Bottom
Jeanne Muellerleile
Camp Courageous
Tornado season can strike any time of year in Iowa
State climatologists note tornadoes can occur year round with more outbreak days possible in future. Analysis links warm Gulf air inflows and vertical wind shear to rotating storms. EF scale ranges from EF0 to over EF5, with 2024 seeing most events as EF0 to EF1 and two EF4s/ four EF8s. several fatalities occurred in Greenfield and Minden.
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Gallus
Justin Glisan
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Glisan
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Iowa
Minden
Greenfield
Iowa tornado history shifts to spring and late year
Researchers say Iowa will keep many tornadoes yearly but will see them cluster more in late fall through early spring and possibly shift main activity toward April and May. warmer, moister air raises severe weather potential across the region. Olivia Cohen covers energy and environment for The Gazette.
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Gallus
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Mississippi River
Iowa
Olivia Cohen
the Gazette
Report For America
Iowa Tornado Reports Hit Most Counties in 2024
In 2024 Iowa logged tornado reports across just over half of its 99 counties. Four counties Harrison Madison Polk and Union saw the most sightings with some events crossing county lines, counting each touched county as a separate occurrence.
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Harrison
Madison
Polk
Union
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