Conditions are moderately wet. There is a lot of field flooding, draining ditches are close to capacity, and Hickory Creek is nearly full. The icepack on Lake Michigan is breaking up. A week that began dry with freezing temperatures steadily warmed with rain arriving by midweek. On Friday, we had our first weather drama of the season. The day began foggy with 99% humidity and eventually warmed to 71F with several thunderstorms passing through. An EF-2 or EF-3 tornado dropped to the county east of here, traveled through two other counties, and killed at least five people. An EF-0 tornado northeast of here did not do any damage. The warm weather did bring out more runners and walkers. Trees are not yet budding but the first spring flowers have broken the soil. Bird activity around our feeders is lower than normal but the first common grackles arrived. The week concluded with no snow but 0.93 inches of rain.