SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

513 PM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013

SAC-CALHOUN-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS- ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…SAC CITY…ROCKWELL CITY…DENISON… CARROLL…JEFFERSON…AUDUBON…GUTHRIE CENTER…ADEL…ATLANTIC…GREENFIELD…WINTERSET…CORNING…CRESTON…OSCEOLA… BEDFORD…MOUNT AYR…LEON

513 PM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013

…SHOWERS PRODUCING LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER WESTERN IOWA…SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WERE TRACKING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WESTERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE SHOWERS HAVE BEEN PRODUCING BRIEF AND LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AS THEY PASS THROUGH. THE THREAT FOR THESE ISOLATED STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING AFTER SUNSET.

SMALL HAIL WAS OBSERVED IN ATLANTIC AT 5:15-P.M.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has released the latest version of its Water Summary, a look at drought conditions, precipitation values, and stream flows. Officials say rainfall during the month of October was slightly above normal, at 2.79 inches, as compared to normal October precipitation of 2.61 inches. However, more months of consistently above normal rainfall are needed to reduce drought conditions before the 2014 growing season.

The most significant groundwater concerns are in a band through the middle of the state with the driest areas in Boone, Calhoun and Webster counties. The lowest streamflow conditions are in the Skunk and Chariton River watersheds. With the exception of a swath of area stretching southeastward from Carroll through Guthrie, Madison, the eastern half of Adair and Union Counties, most streams in the KJAN listening area are at normal flow, according to the DNR.

Precipitation across southwest Iowa was at or above normal for the month, with the exception of a few counties to the south of Cass, where it was 50-to 75-percent below normal. Here in Atlantic, we received 3.95-inches for the month of October, which was well above the normal 2.76-inches.

The latest Drought Monitor from the National Drought Mitigation Center shows with the exception of central and western Pottawattamie County, most counties in the KJAN listening area either still abnormally dry, or in a moderate drought. In Atlantic, we’re still about 5-inches shy of normal precipitation for the year-to-date. Shallow groundwater across the area is at or near seasonal lows.

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For graphical maps of the drought situation, surf to http://www.iowadnr.gov/Portals/idnr/uploads/geology/10.31.13%20WSU2.pdf

(from records compiled at KJAN, the official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic)

Average High for Oct.: 63 (normal is 64);  Average Low: 37 (normal=39); Total precipitation: 3.95″ (normal 2.76″).

Year-to-date precipitation in Atlantic: 27.17″ (normal 31.98″)

The Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic, from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Breezy.

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344 AM CDT THU OCT 31 2013

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

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
939 AM CDT WED OCT 30 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1015 AM CDT

* AT 937 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES
NORTHWEST OF GREENFIELD…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
STUART…ADAIR…CASEY AND MENLO.

928 AM CDT WED OCT 30 2013

IAZ071-081-301500-
ADAIR-ADAMS-
928 AM CDT WED OCT 30 2013

…THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING SMALL HAIL IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

AT 923 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL ADAMS COUNTY…MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL…OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…
ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GREENFIELD…         FONTANELLE…

STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A
STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

MILLS IA-FREMONT IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-SARPY NE-CASS NE-

927 AM CDT WED OCT 30 2013

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM CDT

FOR MILLS…NORTHERN FREMONT…SOUTHERN POTTAWATTAMIE…NORTHEASTERN

SARPY AND NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTIES…

AT 923 AM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE

EXTENDING FROM OFFUTT AFB TO 8 MILES EAST OF MURRAY…MOVING

NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

PLATTSMOUTH…GLENWOOD…MALVERN…TREYNOR…CARSON…PACIFIC

JUNCTION…EMERSON…MACEDONIA…TABOR…SILVER CITY…HASTINGS…

RANDOLPH AND HENDERSON.