(Updated 4-a.m.)

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 50S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

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400 AM CDT TUE JUL 15 2014

…NEAR RECORD LOWS TODAY……NEAR RECORD LOWS WEDNESDAY…

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 70. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.

WEDNESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S.

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Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tue. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wed. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

…DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING.

* VISIBILITY…VISIBILITIES WILL BE VARIABLE ACROSS THE AREA…GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE…WITH MOST LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

* IMPACTS…HIGHLY VARIABLE VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL. PREPARE FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITIES AND DRIVE SLOWLY.

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 HEADLIGHTS…AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

AREA COUNTIES:SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
443 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2014

…PATCHY DENSE FOG IN EARLY MORNING HOURS…

PATCHY DENSE FOG HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE AREA IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE GENERALLY ABOVE ONE MILE…THOUGH LOCALIZED AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. DUE TO THE PATCHY NATURE OF THE DENSE FOG…IF YOU ARE TRAVELING PREPARE FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION…AND SLOW DOWN.

346 AM CDT SUN JUL 13 2014

…RECORD LOWS TUESDAY……RECORD LOWS WEDNESDAY…

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

MONDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS BEFORE NOON. COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 30 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW AROUND 50. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.

THE SEVERE STORMS PREDICATION CENTER HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH #411 IN EFFECT FROM 5-PM UNTIL MIDNIGHT, SAT. JUL 12TH

IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH ARE:

ADAMS APPANOOSE BENTON CEDAR CLARKE CLINTON DAVIS DECATUR DES MOINES HENRY IOWA JACKSON JASPER JEFFERSON JOHNSON JONES KEOKUK LEE LINN LOUISA LUCAS MADISON MAHASKA MARION MONROE MUSCATINE POLK POWESHIEK RINGGOLD SCOTT TAYLOR UNION VAN BUREN WAPELLO WARREN WASHINGTON & WAYNE.

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
530 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2014
CRAWFORD IA-CARROLL IA-SAC IA-CALHOUN IA-
530 AM CDT SAT JUL 12 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM CDT
SATURDAY FOR CRAWFORD...CARROLL...SOUTHERN SAC AND SOUTHWESTERN
CALHOUN COUNTIES...

AT 529 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. UP TO ONE INCH OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED TO BE ONGOING.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
CARROLL...DENISON...LAKE CITY...GLIDDEN...LAKE VIEW...ODEBOLT...BLACK
HAWK LAKE...SCHLESWIG...WALL LAKE...DOW CITY...CHARTER OAK...
ARCADIA...BREDA...VAIL...AUBURN...WESTSIDE...KIRON...DELOIT...HALBUR
AND LIDDERDALE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.