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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1985
Page
13
Eastern Iowa expects partly cloudy hot humid weather with highs 90 to 98 and afternoon storms. Central Iowa faces hot muggy conditions with 90s and storms, sunny and less humid by Monday. Western Iowa remains warm with spotty thunderstorms and highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s, cooler by Monday. Overcast and shower chances linger into Monday and a gradual drying trend begins Tuesday.
Readings from Cedar Rapids airport cover 18 hours ending 7 p.m. Saturday with wind S at 5 mph at 9 p.m. Sunset tonight 7:29, sunrise Monday 6:40. Year ago highs 74, lows 58, precipitation .07. Record high 99 in 1912, record low 40 in 1949.
The national summary notes oppressive heat in the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley with Milwaukee feeling like 108. Similar heat persists in the Ohio Valley while Wisconsin and Michigan see clouds and showers. Sunshine dominates the south, and New England stays warm with some clouds. New York City southward faces heat and humidity with rare cooling storms. The Pacific Northwest remains cloudy with showers down to central California. Montana highs reach the 40s in the northern Rockies. Extreme temperatures: low 28 at Gunnison, high 103 at Beeville and Presidio.
A Iowa custody dispute linked to a rare growth disorder in three Gravatt children highlights chronic fights between separated parents. The Iowa Supreme Court declined to review a ruling transferring custody to Gravatt, while a June handover and July dispute in Illinois fuels ongoing legal wrangling and concerns about parental kidnapping laws. Experts warn the cycle harms children and urge mediation and neutral visitation sites to reduce flight risks and conflict.
Police report a Dubuque motorcyclist Craig Ganahl 20 died after running a red light and colliding with a car driven by Mollie Herman 46 at 12:43 a.m. The crash happened at Jackson Street and East 14th Street in Dubuque.
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