Garrett Heyd
Weekend Meteorologist at KGAN-TV (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Weekend Meteorologist at KFXA-TV (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Weekend Meteorologist @iowasnewsnow 🟨🟥 Iowa State Alumnus 2020 #CyclONEnation #Blackhawks Retweets ≠ endorsements, opinions are my own.
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6 days ago |
cbs2iowa.com | Garrett Heyd
Parts of eastern Iowa got hit with hail again early Friday morning, some of which managed to produce numerous reports of inch and a half to two inch-sized hail. Golf ball size hail that fell Friday morning (via Franklin County Emergency Management)Hail getting up to two inches is quite rare, especially here in eastern Iowa, so what factors determine how big hail can get?
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1 week ago |
cbs2iowa.com | Garrett Heyd
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The National Weather Service is down more than a dozen weather balloon launch sites since late March due to budget and staffing cuts, meaning less information for meteorologists to use in their forecasts. Thursday morning, a statement issued by the Director of the Surface and Upper Air Division Office of Observations said even more weather balloon launches may be temporarily reduced or suspended altogether due to staffing limitations.
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1 week ago |
cbs2iowa.com | Garrett Heyd
Baseball season is in full "swing" and believe it or not, the weather plays a role in how far those long fly balls will go. We're not just talking about the wind blowing it out to center field. It's the heat and humidity that can help hitters get a few extra feet out of their hits. When it comes to watching a baseball game, home runs are one of the best moments in baseball.
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1 week ago |
cbs2iowa.com | Garrett Heyd
Earth Day is a week away, but a new program in Cedar Falls is trying to keep the community clean all year around. The city is inviting residents, families, businesses, and community groups to help keep the community looking clean through the new Adopt A Spot Program. The initiative lets volunteers "adopt" a park, trail, or green space in the city to take care of. "We know that people are responding well to our Earth Week cleanup, we got a wonderful tremendous response to that.
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1 week ago |
cbs2iowa.com | Garrett Heyd
Iowa has some of the richest and most productive soil in the world, with over 85% of the land dedicated to agriculture, producing billions of dollars annually for the state. However, the constant use of Iowa's resources over the past century has come at a cost, especially to our water quality and overall soil health. To help combat this, Johnson County launched a program in 2022 called the Soil Quality Restoration Program.
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