Tornadoes in December.

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I haved lived in Iowa all my life, having been born and raised here.  This afternoon's forecast is for high winds with tornados.  I have no memory in my 50+ years here of tornados in December.

My wife and I are leaving here shortly to get ice cream.

Very strange for Iowa this time of year. I lived there from age 2 till my mid-20s but have family there still. I can remember having snow as early as Halloween and as late as Easter. I planned for six months of 'I hate this shitty cold weather' and it's part of the reason I left the area decades ago.

One thing I do miss is what fall was like when I lived in Iowa...fall was just spectacular. Spring was too muddy, winter too cold, and summer was just a mix of hot/cold/humid/stormy. Fall was just perfect as far as I was concerned. Fall here in N Texas happens over a weekend and you have to be paying close attention or you miss it...much like it was in SC.