April - one hail of a month

The past couple of years April has proven to be a month to be prepared for storms of all types and Polk County has been finding out that hail is as much to be expected as thunderstorms and/or tornados. With spring arriving there are always plenty of outdoor events planned and everyone just hopes that the weather will hold out to not cause cancellations of some of their favorite events. Many were hit hard once again with hail damage on April Fools Day and the forecast didn’t sound all that favorable for Saturday to be a great day for a car show, a city wide garage sale, Beef Days turning the cows out, or any other outdoor event. But all the events went off without a hitch under some heavy cloud cover and a little wind.