Spirit Lake, Iowa · Friday, March 12, 2010
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Emergency management services make '93 comparisons, assess current risk The hardy dose of winter that Mother Nature deposited on the doorstep of Dickinson County is raising flood fears among Lakes area residents. During a...
One of the more popular campgrounds in the Iowa Great Lakes will see an upgrade, according to District Parks Supervisor Frank Rickerl for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.
"Hours" is the answer Dickinson County Deputy Josh Roberts gives when he's asked how much time a thermal imager saved in a search for a snowmobiler stranded on a frozen lake in the middle of the night.
The population of 438 and the location -- between a state park and the shores of West Lake Okoboji -- make Wahpeton an ideal settling spot for residents who want to enjoy life with minimal disruption.
Services were held Saturday for a driver involved in a fatal collision Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Spencer.
Events

Forecast
National Weather Service forecast for Spirit Lake, Iowa:

Today
Chance Rain/Snow
High: 37
Tonight
Chance Rain/Snow
Low: 34
Tomorrow
Chance Rain
High: 40
Low: 34
Sunday
Slight Chance Rain
High: 42
Low: 32
Monday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 43
Low: 30
Tuesday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 46
Low: 32
Wednesday
Mostly Sunny
High: 44
Low: 29
Thursday
Partly Sunny
High: 50

Warnings
Flash Flood Watch in effect until 7:00 AM on Saturday for Emmet and Palo Alto counties

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Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
3.403/11 17:5714 mi E of Hinton, OK
1.603/10 15:192 mi E of Manila, AR
3.103/10 07:0958 mi NNW of Chateaugay, NY
3.103/10 00:043 mi E of Sparks, OK
2.603/09 21:507 mi SW of Caruthersville, MO
1.203/09 18:334 mi ESE of Ridgely, TN
1.303/09 18:314 mi ESE of Ridgely, TN
1.203/09 18:284 mi ESE of Ridgely, TN
1.803/07 08:406 mi ESE of Rose Bud, AR
3.203/06 09:0984 mi NNW of Norfolk, NY
1.603/05 22:087 mi S of New Madrid, MO
1.703/05 22:067 mi S of New Madrid, MO