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Iowa/Nebraska face stormy weekend, some rain, some snow

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May 9th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Updated National Weather Service forecasts for Iowa and Nebraska indicate rain for Iowa with possibly strong storms developing on Sunday and a blast of a winter-like snowstorm for Western Nebraska.

Iowa’s rain chances increase into Saturday evening and there is potential for early Sunday morning severe weather continuing into Mother’s Day afternoon with areas of concern along the Iowa/Minnesota state line and in Western Iowa.

Southwest and west-central portions of Nebraska are areas of concern beginning with thunderstorms. Severe storms also could develop along the Nebraska/Iowa state line Saturday night.

Sunday brings possible isolated tornadoes from extreme eastern Nebraska into southwest Iowa Sunday afternoon. A winter weather advisory is issued for Sheridan County on northwest Nebraska, which could get up to 5 inches of snow Saturday night continuing into Sunday.