Warm and windy conditions where common across Iowa Thursday and Friday of this week (2/18 & 2/19). This caused rapid snow melt of the snow pack in the central part of the state. The first 7 clips where taken 1 mile south of Madrid, IA along Highway 17. The clips show runoff from the snow melt coming out of a farm field.
Clips 8 – 18 are shots from Des Moines and Saylorville Lake of the warm and very wind conditions seen in Central Iowa today (2/19). The windy conditions are shown in the clips of the state capitol building.
Clip 8 and 9 are of ducks enjoying the warm weather down at Water Works Park in Des Moines. Clips 10 and 11 are of the swollen Raccoon River at Water Works Park in Des Moines. Clip 12 – 16 are at the Iowa state capitol building showing the warm and windy conditions from this morning at around 10AM. Finally clips 17 and 18 where taken at the Saylorville Lake Marina showing the dangerous ice conditions.
Detailed clip listing:
Clip 1 – Wide shot of water running in field.
Clip 2 – Medium tight shot of water running in field
Clip 3 – Tight shot of water running in field
Clip 4 – close up of tiny water fall in the field.
Clip 5 – Close up of water bubbling up.
Clip 6 – Medium tight shot of the running field water from the side.
Clip 7 – Wide shot of water running in the field.
Clip 8 – Wide angle of ducks down by the Raccoon river & Water Works Park
Clip 9 – Tight shot of ducks down by the Raccoon river & Water Works Park
Clip 10 – Wide shot of Raccoon River down by Water Works Park.
Clip 11 – Tight shot of swollen Raccoon River down by Water Works Park.
Clip 12 – Wide shot of Iowa and US flags blowing in the strong winds at the Iowa state capitol.
Clip 13 – Tight shot of Iowa flag blowing in the strong winds at the Iowa state capitol.
Clip 14 – Tight shot of tall grass and US flag in background blowing in the strong winds at the Iowa state capitol.
Clip 15 – Wide shot of strong winds blowing through the park at the Iowa state capitol grounds.
Clip 16 – Tight shot of Iowa Capitol with flag blowing in the strong winds.
Clip 17 – Tight shot of dangerous ice conditions at Saylorville Lake.
Clip 18 – Wide shot of dangerous ice conditions at Saylorville Lake.