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Route: Fort Dodge to Iowa Falls Meeting town: Webster City Miles: 55.5 (70.2 with the optional gravel loop) Elevation gain: 1,028 (1,376 with the gravel loop) Highlights: Today RAGBRAI offers its first nearly full-length gravel day. For several years, it has provided the change to ride a brief segment on gravel, but this year s route extends the 55.5-mile main route ride to 70.5 miles, about 50 of it on Iowa s network of unpaved county farm roads. It s a recognition of the growing popularity of gravel riding and a natural innovation for first-time Ride Director Dieter Drake, a veteran racer and organizer of rides on gravel. The destination town is another highlight. Iowa Falls, The Scenic CIty, is going all out to impress the riders with its amenities and picturesque, bluff-lined stretch of the Iowa River. There will even be riverboat cruises for riders on the Scenic City Empress, brought out of drydock and restored to operation in time for the ride. ....
RAGBRAI: Map, info about Day 3 of the ride from Fort Dodge to Iowa Falls amestrib.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from amestrib.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Des Moines Register One tornado watch is set to expire at 9 p.m. this evening for much of central and northern Iowa while another, covering parts of northeast Iowa, southwest Wisconsin and several of the northwestern-most counties in Illinois, is in effect until midnight, according to the National Weather Service. Polk, Dallas, Story, Linn and Johnson counties were among those included in the pair of watches. According to the watches, severe thunderstorms are possible throughout the evening and bring an increased risk of severe weather. Numerous tornado warnings were issued across the state Wednesday afternoon and evening. Videos and pictures of funnel clouds, tornadoes touching down and storm damage are circulating the internet. ....
Iowa weather: Thousands lose power after storms sweeps across state thehawkeye.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehawkeye.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.