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Dry SE Iowa gets up to 7″ rain, prompting flash flooding

News, Weather

September 21st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

In a region of the state that’s been plagued by extremely dry weather much of the summer, some roads were closed this (Thursday) morning due to flash flooding, the result of multiple downpours overnight. Meteorologist Craig Cogil, at the National Weather Service, says parts of southeast Iowa were drenched, prompting flash flood warnings in Jefferson, Keokuk, Wapello and Washington counties. “We saw persistent thunderstorms in and around the Ottumwa area during the overnight time frame and saw several inches of rainfall,” Cogil says. “We had a few reports of people with personal rain gauges with around seven inches and even a little bit more, just to the south of Ottumwa.”

Some areas of southeast and south-central Iowa had storm after storm roll through during the night, dumping more rain in a few hours than some communities have seen in more than a month. Cogil says, “We did have a report or two of some deeper standing water, but overall, impacts have been somewhat limited just due to how dry it’s been prior to the heavy rainfall.” Several counties across the region were rated in recent days as being under moderate-to-extreme drought conditions, which ended up being a benefit in this storm system. “It’s been so dry, in fact, Ottumwa had one of the largest deficits in the state before this event as far as rainfall is concerned this summer,” Cogil says. “A lot of the soil had the capacity to soak in a lot of the rain that fell overnight and the impacts aren’t as bad as what they normally would have been for such a rainfall.”

The forecast says a wide section of Iowa may see more scattered thunderstorms throughout the day, the last full day of summer. The autumnal equinox is tomorrow at 3:02 PM.

(Radio Iowa)

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 9/21/17

Weather

September 21st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Isolated showers/thunderstorms this morning; otherwise Partly cloudy, warm & humid. High 87. S @ 10-20.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 68. S @ 10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 90. S @ 15-25.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 88.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High 86.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 83. Our Low this morning (24-hour Low) was 59. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 94 and the low was 70. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 96 in 1937. The Record Low for this date was 29 in 1918 & 1999.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 9/20/17

Weather

September 20th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: A slight chance of isolated showers this morning; otherwise Partly cloudy. High 84. NE @ 10.

Tonight: P/Cldy w/isolated showers & thunderstorms. Low 63. SE @ 5.

Tomorrow: Isolated shwrs & tstrms possible early; P/Cldy. High 87. S @ 10-15.

Friday: P/Cldy. High around 90.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 88.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 74.  Our 24-hour Low as of 5-a.m. was 63. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 91 and the low was 53. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 95 in 1891. The Record Low for this date was 28 in 1901 & 1960.

Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals ending at 7:00 am on Tuesday, September 19

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

September 19th, 2017 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .36″
  • Massena  .18″
  • Elk Horn  .13″
  • Anita  .93″
  • Manning  .37″
  • Logan  .73″
  • Missouri Valley  .51″
  • Creston  .07″
  • Red Oak  .46″
  • Carroll  .26″
  • Denison  .46″
  • Underwood  .24″
  • Corning  .1″
  • Glenwood  .65″

Dense Fog Advisory until 9-a.m. for parts of central & southern IA (9/19)

Weather

September 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Area Counties: Dallas-Polk-Madison-Union-Ringgold
507 AM CDT Tue Sep 19 2017

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING…

* VISIBILITY…Expect fog with visibility to under one quarter mile. Patchy to areas of fog are likely. Visibilities will often be a quarter mile or less.

* IMPACTS…Travel will be slowed and hazardous overnight with dramatically reduced visibilities. Be cautious near intersections… railroad crossings and bus stops. Allow extra stopping distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving, slow down, use your low beam headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: Tuesday, 9/19/17

Weather

September 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Areas of fog this morning; Partly cloudy. High 86. S @ 10-20.

Tonight: P/Cldy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms late. Low 68. S @ 10.

Tomorrow: Scattered shwrs & tstrms ending; P/Cldy. High 84. NE @ 10.

Thursday: Scatt. Morning Shwrs & tstrms; P/Cldy. High 86.

Friday: P/Cldy. High near 90.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 74. We also received .36” of rain. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.) was 62. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 88 and the low was 53. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 95 in 1948. The Record Low for this date was 33 in 1896 & 1938.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 9/18/17

Weather

September 18th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mo. Cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 72. SE @ 10-15.

Tonight: Cloudy to Partly cloudy w/showers ending. Low 63. SE @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy warm & humid. High 86. S @ 15-25.

Wednesday: P/Cldy w/scatt. Shwrs & tstrms. High 86.

Thursday: P/Cldy w/isolated shwrs early. High 85.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 75. Our Low this morning (as of 6:15-a.m.) was 51. As of 6:25-a.m. we had received .02″ rain at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 84 and the low was 54. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 99 in 1893. The Record Low for this date was 26 in 1901.

Sunday Skyscan Forecast & weather data for Atlantic & the area

Weather

September 17th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. N/NE @ 5-10.
Tonight: Increasingly cloudy w/a 60% chance of showers &and thunderstorms, beginning mainly before sunrise, Monday. Low 56.
Monday: A 70% chance showers & thunderstorms. High near 73. E winds becoming Southerly at 5-10 during the afternoon. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night: A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms through midnight. Low around 61.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny & breezy. High near 84. S/SE @ 5-15mph w/gusts to 25.
Tuesday Night: A 20% chance of showers & thunderstorms late, otherwise mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 81. Our Low this morning (As of 6-a.m.) was 53. We received .42″ of rain Saturday into late Sat. night here at the KJAN Studios. Last year on this date, the High was 78 and the Low was 52. The All-Time Record High in Atlantic on Sept. 17th was 97 in 1925, and the All-Time Record Low was 21 in 1980.

Special Weather Statement: Audubon-Guthrie-Carroll Counties

Weather

September 16th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Guthrie IA-Audubon IA-Carroll IA-
1005 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2017

…Strong Storms over Western Iowa Late This Evening…

At 1005 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Audubon, moving north at 30 mph.

Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include…
Carroll, Audubon, Coon Rapids, Glidden, Dedham, Willey, Ralston,
Arthur N Neu Airport, Audubon County Airport and Swan Lake State
Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

Significant Weather Advisory: Central Pott. County until 11-p.m.

Weather

September 16th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

1015 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2017

…Significant Weather Advisory for CENTRAL POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
UNTIL 1100 PM CDT…

At 1015 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Underwood, or 16 miles northeast of Omaha, moving east at 25 mph.

Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include…
Oakland, Avoca, Underwood, Minden, Neola, Hancock, McClelland, Botna
Bend Park and Arrowhead Park.

This includes the following highways…
Highway 59 in Iowa between mile markers 48 and 55.
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 11 and 23.