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Impact of Tropical Storm Isaac on Illinois Soil Moisture

Published September 4, 2012 by Jim Angel

In an earlier post, I discussed the sizable rainfall totals across central and southern Illinois from Tropical Storm Isaac. Its impact on soil moisture has been dramatic. We measure soil moisture at 19 sites across Illinois as part of the Illinois State Water Survey WARM program. Here are the 4, 8, and 20 inch soil moisture maps […]

Rainfall Totals from Tropical Storm Isaac

Published September 4, 2012 by Jim Angel

Tropical Storm Isaac dropped a lot of rain on Illinois over the Labor Day weekend. As noted in an earlier post, tropical storms are rare in Illinois but they do happen. However, this one was especially interesting because the heavy rains fell over areas in drought across the state. In a normal year, such heavy […]