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343 AM CDT FRI OCT 26 2012 National Weather Service/Des Moines

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT BECOMING LIGHT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 30. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.

The West Pottawattamie Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) in partnership with Iowa Western Community College (IWCC) has received a $20,900 DNR-REAP Conservation Education Program Grant, to host Rainscaping Loess Soils and Sustainable Living classes. Cass County Conservation is partnered with them to bring the classes to the Atlantic Campus of Iowa Western. The Intro to Rainscaping Workshop is free to the public, and will be held November 3rd, 2012.

Topics covered at our Atlantic IWCC workshop: Green Roofs, Permeable Paving Systems, Rain Gardens, Worm Composting, and after lunch break Rain Barrel Class. This workshop will be held at the Atlantic IWCC, Saturday November 3, 2012 9 AM-Noon, 12:30-1:30 is the Rain Barrel Class. If you would like to build a Rain Barrel there is a $40/barrel fee.

To register for classes go to http://www.iwcc.edu/continuing_education/

Go to Green Living Classes for the Intro to Rainscaping series for the general public and Environmental Training for the Professional Series Classes. IWCC Continuing Education Certificates will be offered for those taking the Professional Series Classes. For more information contact Danelle Schmielau at 712-328-2489 Ext 307, or Matt Mancuso at 712-325-3448

Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert reports the Fire Danger Index in Shelby County will remain in the “Low” category through Monday. Seivert noted the current rain and the moist field conditions as reasons the danger of grassland and field fires is low. He cited also, the fact the there are currently no bans on open burning anywhere in southwest Iowa.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Council Bluffs officials say the Missouri River flooding last year will cost the city about $4.5 million. Finance director Art Hill  says the city’s total estimated cost for dealing with the 2011 flooding is expected to be $19.4 million. The city’s portion includes its required 15 percent share of costs eligible for federal assistance, as well as $1.9 million in costs that were not eligible for assistance. The state and federal governments are paying the rest of the bills.

The costs include infrastructure repairs, debris removal and the purchase and demolition of structures damaged by high water. Hill says Council Bluffs won’t have to raise taxes to pay flood bills, because the money will come from what he says is the city’s healthy general fund.

Showers and thunderstorms rumbled through western Iowa early this morning, ahead of a cold front making its way through the state. In  Atlantic, our 24-hour rainfall total at 7-a.m. amounted to seven-tenths (.7″) of an inch at the KJAN studios. The temps began to fall as well as the rain, with a 5-degree decline between 5-and 7-a.m. The 24-hour high was 78-degrees, while the 24-hour low at 7-a.m., was 46.

Other area rainfall amounts reported as of 7-a.m., include: .33″ in Massena; .2″ in Lyman; .9″ just east of Oakland; .94″ southwest of Avoca; A spotter near Malvern reported .75″ of rain; Villisca had .19″; Shenandoah .2″; Red Oak .25″; N. of Marne 1.3″

If you have a rain amount you’d like to report, give us a call at 1-800-283-5526.

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345 AM CDT THU OCT 25 2012

TODAY…CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE NOON. PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. MUCH COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.

**A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10-A.M.**

Today: Mostly cloudy in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Areas of dense fog through mid morning. Isolated thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Breezy. High around 80. South wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 20 percent.

Tonight: Periods of thunderstorms. Cooler. Low in the mid 40s. West wind near 10 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. Gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of thunderstorms near 100 percent.

Thursday: Cloudy with showers likely in the morning…then partly sunny in the afternoon. Breezy. Much cooler. High around 50. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of showers 60 percent.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Colder. Low in the upper 20s. North wind 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny. High in the upper 40s. North wind around 10 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 20s.

Saturday Through Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy. High in the upper 40s. Low in the lower 30s.

357 AM CDT WED OCT 24 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS EXPANDED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING, TO INCLUDE CASS, ADAIR, ADAMS AND TAYLOR COUNTIES. VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE IS EXPECTED. IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED BY MID MORNING AS DAYTIME HEATING INCREASES. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY. PERSONS WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR MORNING DESTINATION SAFELY.