A state report concludes Iowa is heading into the winter months with a “predominantly good” level of moisture in reserve — at the groundwater level. In addition, river and stream flows at the surface are “above normal.”
Tim Hall, a hydrologist who works for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the report show most of the state in good shape.
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Hall says rainfall has been “pretty variable” and there’s a section of south central Iowa that is “stubbornly dry.”
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According to Hall’s report, October was the first month since June for below normal rainfall. There were no “widespread excessive rain events” during October either, giving north central and northeast Iowa a chance to dry out a bit after massive rain in September.