Buena Vista County Emergency Management Coordinator Aimee Barritt this (Mon) morning said that she hasn’t received any reports of significant damage caused by Sunday’s strong wind activity…(audio clip below :20 )
Barritt said due to the warm, dry, breezy conditions as of late, there have been several field fires in the county, including one last week near the Storm Lake Walmart…(audio clip below :16 )
According to the most recent Iowa Drought Monitor, most of Buena Vista County is in Extreme Drought, which is the 2nd worst form possible next to Exceptional Drought.
