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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area – Friday, July 26, 2019

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July 26th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy. High 87. SW @ 10-20.

Tonight: P/Cldy w/isolated thundershowers. Low 68. S @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy w/isolated thundershowers. High 87. S @ 10-15.

Sunday: P/Cldy w/isolated thundershowers. Highs near 89.

Monday:A chance of morning showers, otherwise P/Cldy. High 82.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 79. We received .14” rain at the KJAN Studios. Our Low this morning, 63. Last year on this date our High was 82 and the Low was 50. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 109 in 1936. The Record Low was 43 in 1962.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area – Thursday, July 25, 2019

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July 25th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy. High 85. S @ 10-15.

Tonight: P/Cldy w/isolated thundershowers. Low 65. S @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy w/isolated thundershowers. High 87. S @ 10-15.

Saturday: P/Cldy w/isolated thundershowers. Highs near 87.

Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/showers & thunderstorms possible. High 85.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 80. Our Low 52. Last year on this date our High was 84 and the Low was 59. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 117 in 1926 (that was also the All-Time Record High in Atlantic). The Record Low was 44 in 1894.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area – Wednesday, July 24, 2019

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July 24th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly to Mostly sunny. High 82. SW @ 5-10.

Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Low 58. S @ 5.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High 85. SW @ 5-10.

Friday/Saturday: P/Cldy w/isolated thundershowers. Highs near 87.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 80. Our Low this morning 52. Last year on this date our High was 86 and the Low was 55. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 110 in 1901. The Record Low was 42 in 1905.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area – Tuesday, July 23, 2019

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July 23rd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly sunny. High around 81. N @ 10.

Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Low 54. Winds light & variable.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 82. V @ 5-10.

Thursday: P/Cldy. High 85.

Friday: P/Cldy w/isolated thundershowers. High 87.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 79. Our Low this morning 51. Last year on this date our High was 86 and the Low was 55. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 105 in 1901. The Record Low was 45 in 1904 & 1956.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic (& RAGBRAI) – Monday, July 22, 2019

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July 22nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy. High around 80. NW @ 10-20.

Tonight: Mostly clear. Low 52. Winds light & variable.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 81. N @ 5-10.

Wednesday: Mo. Sunny. High 83.

Thursday: P/Cldy. High 85.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 73. We received .04″ rain, Sunday. Our Low this morning 63. Last year on this date our High was 85 and the Low was 61. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 109 in 1901. The Record Low was 45 in 1956.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area – RAGBRAI Sunday, July 21st 2019

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July 21st, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Cloudy w/a 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm. High near 75. Northeast wind @ 5-10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Cloudy to partly cloudy wa 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Low around 61. N/NE @ 5-10. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts to around 20 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Light north wind.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 92. Our Low this morning 68. Last year on this date our High was 85 and the Low was 58. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 107 in 1934. The Record Low was 44 in 1894.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area – Saturday, July 20th , 2019

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July 20th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: **Excessive Heat Warning continues until 7-p.m.** Partly cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms possible late. High 93. Heat Index as high around 107. SW @ 10-20.

Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. Low 70. N @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy w/scatt. showers/thunderstorms. High 76. N @ 10-15.

Monday: P/Cldy. High 80.

Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 82.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 92. Our Low this morning 78. Last year on this date our High was 83 and the Low was 61. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 109 in 1934. The Record Low was 44 in 1953.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area – Friday, July 19th , 2019

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July 19th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: **Excessive Heat Warning continues** Mostly sunny. High 97. Heat Index as high as 111. SW @ 10-20.

Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 76. S @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Partly cloudy w/isolated showers/thunderstorms. High 95. Heat Index 102. S @ 10-15.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers & tstrms. High 82.

Monday: P/Cldy. High around 80.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 92. Our Low this morning 78. We received ..11” rain yesterday. Last year on this date our High was 86 and the Low was 63. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 110 in 1934. The Record Low was 47 in 1891 & 1947.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 7/18/19

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July 18th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: **Excessive Heat Warning continues thru 7-p.m. Saturday (Heat Index as high as 108 today) Isolated showers & thunderstorms this morning; Becoming mostly sunny. High 96. SW @ 15-25.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 76. S @ 10.

Tomorrow: Mo. Sunny. High 97. SW @ 10-20.

Saturday: P/Cldy w/isolated thunderstorms. High 95.

Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 85.

Weather radio system still down for parts of western Iowa

News, Weather

July 17th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Unless you happened to be outside looking south, had a scanner or phone emergency alert app, you probably wouldn’t have known that funnel clouds and tornadoes were seen in southern Cass County, Tuesday afternoon. That’s because the National Weather Service’s Weather Radio transmitter located near Hancock, in Pottawattamie County, has been down due to ice and snow storm in December, 2018. The transmitter…KZZ-52…serves all of Pottawattamie, and parts of Cass, Montgomery, of Audubon, Shelby and Harrison Counties.

Funnel cloud in southern Cass County (Montgomery County EMA)

Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon told KJAN News he first became aware of the severe weather phenomenon when the phone calls started coming in. He said they received numerous calls about a funnel cloud southeast of Atlantic at around 2:30-p.m. About a funnel seen near Highway 71 and Oxford Road (Between Lewis and Cumberland). As he drove south out of Atlantic, Kennon said you could “Clearly see a funnel cloud.” The funnel didn’t appear to be rotating much at first, but that all changed as Kennon got closer. He said he saw the funnel finger down and eventually rope out before dissipating altogther. Kennon said he observed the tornado for about 10-minutes. It’s not clear if it actually touched down.

The tornado was visible from as far away as Interstate 80, Atlantic, Marne and elsewhere in Cass County. There were reports of another funnel cloud/twister, but Kennon says it’s likely it was the same event visible from many different locations. There were no reports of damage or injuries, but Kennon said if anyone had damage, to call him at 712-254-1500.

There was no warning from the National Weather Service until about 20-minutes after the funnel cloud was first reported. Kennon said he’s received calls about why the warning didn’t go out sooner, and why the Weather Radio alert didn’t work. The issue boils down to the weather transmitter being off-line. Kennon says he’s complained to “Numerous entities about it.” He says the Weather Radio service has been worthless to Cass and surrounding counties since December. Paul Fajman, a Meterologist at the National Weather Service Office in Valley, Nebraska, told KJAN News they’re still on track to hopefully get the transmitter up and running sometime next month.

Getting the transmitter operational, he said, involves gathering the parts and personnel. He said they’re waiting for a part to arrive. After that a crew must test the integrity of the transmitter tower before the replacement equipment can be installed. Fajman says “We’re waiting for the Central region HQ in Kansas City, who make facility and equipment decisions like this. We’re waiting on them to get clarification on an analysis on the tower, which they hope to get yet this week. If that tests well, they’ll get the go ahead to set-up the antennae,” and become operational next month.

In the meantime, to be notified via cell- or landline- telephone, sign-up for Alert Iowa, which is available on most County Emergency Management websites. You can select how you want to receive your alert (cell/landline or both), for what cities in your county, and what types of alerts you want to receive. In Cass County, if you feel you need help in signing-up, or want to change/add-to the communities you want notifications for, call Mike Kennon at 712-249-1500 for assistance.