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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Tue., 4/8/2014

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April 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather information for Atlantic.

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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: Tue., April 8th 2014

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April 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

330 AM CDT TUE APR 8 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. MUCH WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOW AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.

Hazardous Weather Outlook western/central IA

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April 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD. 402 PM CDT MON APR 7 2014

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER STORMS.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: ELEVATED FIRE DANGER IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS AND RH VALUES DROPPING INTO THE 25 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE IN THE AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A FEW SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TONIGHT.

Special Weather Statement: Strong Thunderstorms

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April 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

343 PM CDT MON APR 7 2014

GUTHRIE-AUDUBON-CARROLL-BOONE-DALLAS-GREENE-COUNTIES

…A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT GUTHRIE…AUDUBON… CARROLL…BOONE…DALLAS…GREENE…COUNTIES.

AT 342 PM CDT…A NARROW LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF JEFFERSON TO 13 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GLIDDEN TO NEAR COON RAPIDS…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND UP TO DIME SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

JEFFERSON…COON RAPIDS…LAKE PANORAMA…GRAND JUNCTION…BAYARD… BAGLEY…RIPPEY…YALE…JAMAICA…DAWSON…DANA…BERKLEY…LAKIN

SLOUGH GAME MANAGEMENT AREA…JEFFERSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND SPRINGBROOK STATE PARK.

Hazardous Weather outlook for western/sw Iowa: 4/7/14

Weather

April 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE…1115 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAYVERY HIGH FIRE DANGER MAY EXIST ON WEDNESDAY AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE MID AND UPPER 70S.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE NEXT WEEKEND WHEN A COLD
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Mon., April 7th 2014

Podcasts, Weather

April 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather information for Atlantic.

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NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: 4/7/2014

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April 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

346 AM CDT MON APR 7 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. HIGH 56 TO 76. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGH 65 TO 76.

Wind Advisory Cancelled

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April 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

1154 AM CDT FRI APR 4 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1-PM FOR PARTS OF THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.

CURRENTLY WIND SPEEDS ARE BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS BUT THIS IS BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. AS A RESULT THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR WESTERN IOWA.

A NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH IS STILL EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON SO ALTHOUGH THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED IT WILL STILL BE VERY WINDY.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Fri., April 4 2014

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April 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis weather forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather information for Atlantic.

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NWS forecast for Cass and area Counties in IA (Fri., 4/4/2014)

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April 4th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

(Update 3:57-am 4/4/14)

Today A 20 percent chance of snow before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. South wind 8 to 13 mph.

Sunday A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. South southwest wind around 8 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Monday A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58