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Special Weather Statement for western/sw IA counties 3/24/15

Weather

March 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: SHELBY-HARRISON-POTTAWATTAMIE-MONONA
823 AM CDT TUE MAR 24 2015

…RAIN…FREEZING RAIN…RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW…

AT 819 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF SHOWERS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MODALE TO ELLIOTT…AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

TEMPERATURES VARY FROM 32 TO 34 DEGREES. THE RAIN WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH 10AM. MOST READINGS WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING…HOWEVER SOME LOCATIONS COULD HOVER AROUND FREEZING ACROSS
SHELBY COUNTY…ALSO SOME LIGHT SNOW COULD BE MIXED IN. VARIABLE
WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS AREA OF RAIN.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
HARLAN…AVOCA…WALNUT…EARLING…IRWIN…DEFIANCE…WOODBINE…
DUNLAP…ELK HORN…PANAMA…PORTSMOUTH…WESTPHALIA…TENNANT…
KIRKMAN…NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA…ELK HORN CREEK RECREATION
AREA…SCHABEN PARK…MANTENO RECREATION AREA AND PRAIRIE ROSE STATE
PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND 89. INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 48.