Atlantic (KJAN), .2″

Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), .51″

Council Bluffs, .67″

Creston (8.3 miles N/NW), .04″

Cromwell (Union County), .09″

Earling, 1.18″

Elk Horn, .43″

Imogene, .45″

Logan, .45″

Massena, .04″

Missouri Valley, .7″

New Market, .17″

Pacific Junction, .88″

Persia, .45″

Sac City, .97″

Unofficial totals (other than NWS official reports)

Anita. .25″
Audubon, Carroll & Shenandoah, .2″
Glenwood & Red Oak, .3″
Griswold, .6″
Guthrie Center, .05″
Harlan, .35″

Today: 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. A high near 82. W/SW winds 5-10 this morning becoming NW this afternoon.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers & thunderstorms through midnight. Low around 57. Winds N @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. N/NE @ 10 mph.
Tom. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East northeast wind 5 mph.
Friday: Mo. Cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers & some thunderstorms. High near 80.
Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. A low around 67.
Saturday: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm; Partly sunny, with a high near 85.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 88. Our Low this morning (as of 4:30-a.m.), was 67. We received .2″ rain early this morning. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 80 and the Low was 60. The Record High in Atlantic on July 16th, was 109 in 1936. The Record Low was 45 in 1906. Sunrise today: 5:59; Sunset tonight: 8:51.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The National Weather Service in the Quad Cities reports nine tornadoes touched down across eastern Iowa during Friday’s severe storms. On Friday, the severe storms across eastern Iowa produced strong winds, small hail, and very heavy rain. Nine tornadoes were identified.

Tornadoes were identified in the following counties:

• Scott
• Jackson
• Dubuque
• Jones
• Linn
• Benton

One was rated an EF-0, five were rated as EF-1 and two were rated EF-2 on the Fujita Scale.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy-to-cloudy w/a 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 67.

Tomorrow: Partly sunny w/a 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A high near 83. S/SW winds @ 510 in the morning becoming N/NW in the afternoon.

Tom. Night: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 58.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers through mid-day. A high near 71.

Friday: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms and a high near 79.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 87. The Low was 62. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 92 and the Low was 68. The Record High in Atlantic on July 15th, was 110 in 1936. The Record Low was 42 in 1930. Sunrise today: 5:58; Sunset tonight: 8:52.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 88. S-S/SW winds 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tom. Night: Partly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers & thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 68.
Wednesday: Partly sunny w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 85.
Wed. Night: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. A low around 64.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A high near 77.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 81. The Low was 56. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 91 and the Low was 67. The Record High in Atlantic on July 14th, was 112 in 1936. The Record Low was 41 in 1967. Sunrise today: 5:58; Sunset tonight: 8:53.

(Des Moines, Iowa) – Officials with the National Weather Service, Saturday confirmed their data indicates at least two tornadoes formed over Iowa, Friday afternoon. The first occurred in southwest Iowa at around 3:45-p.m., northeast of Clarinda. That tornado was short-lived, and therefore was not rated. Officials said it was not part of a Super-Cell thunderstorm, and no damage was reported.

A second, damage producing tornado formed on the southwest side of Davenport, at around 5-p.m., Friday. It was 7.6-miles long and 50o-yards wide. The twister traveled up the western edge of the city for about 10-minutes before it dissipated. While it was on the ground, it hit an RV dealership, blew-over multiple motorhomes and campers, and snapped or uprooted many trees.

The Davenport tornado was rated an EF-2 on the Fujita Scale, with peak winds estimated at 120 miles per hour. Survey crews from the National Weather Service in Davenport planned to make additional storm assessments in the area today (Sunday).

Friday’s tornadoes bring the total number of twisters in Iowa this year, to eight, which is significantly less than the 112 tornadoes that formed during by this time last year. 2024 saw the highest number of tornadoes ever recorded in the State.

Friday’ storms also brought widespread flash flooding to several locations in eastern Iowa, with significant flash flooding in Davenport, where a rare, Flash Flood Emergency warning was issued just before 5:30-p.m., Friday, with water rising rapidly in homes and businesses in downtown Davenport. Rainfall of anywhere from 2- to 6-inches in less than four-hours fell across eastern Iowa, northwest Illinois and northeast Missouri during the severe weather event.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Tuesday Night: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms after midnight; Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Wednesday: A 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, otherwise mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 79. The Low this morning was 55. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 89 and the Low was 72. The Record High in Atlantic on July 13th, was 108 in 1936. The Record Low was 44 in 1897. Sunrise today: 5:57; Sunset tonight: 8:53.

Official rainfall reports (relayed to the NWS)

Atlantic (KJAN), .44″

7.1. miles N/NE of Atlantic, .03″

College Springs, .06″

Earling, .86″

Elk Horn, .44″

Massena, .36″

New Market, .76″

Woodbine, .51″

Today: Mostly sunny, high near 79. N/NW wind 8-10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, low around 59. NW wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening
Tomorrow: Sunny with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming S/SW 5-9 mph in the morning
Tom. Night: Partly cloudy, low around 66. S winds around 6 mph.
Monday:  Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. S/SW wind 3-8 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Tuesday: 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly sunny with a high around 86.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 84. The Low this morning was 67. We received .44″ rain. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 86 and the Low was 64. The Record High in Atlantic on July 12th, was 106 in 1939. The Record Low was 47 in 1895 & 1975. Sunrise today: 5:56; Sunset tonight: 8:54.

(Radio Iowa) – Heavy wind and rains moved through central Iowa overnight and this morning (Friday). National Weather Service Metrologist Alexis Jimenez says there were some big totals in the rain gauges.  “Kind of in between Interstate 80 and Highway 30, we saw several amounts around one to three inches,” she says. Jimenez says the storm had winds driving the rain and knocking down tree limbs. And as it approached Des Moines and even a little bit east of Des Moines, we had some winds exceeding 70 miles per hour,” she says. Thousands were left without power early this morning as many tree limbs were knocked down. Tornadoes were spotted yesterday (Thursday)evening in Franklin Count near Alexander, near Malcom in Poweshiek County, and northeast of Canton in Jackson County. There were no reports of any damage or injury from the tornadoes.

Jimenez says the storms are expected to start up again in the early afternoon, bringing more rain. “That will continue at least through the first half of the afternoon for the Des Moines area and then for portions of eastern and southeast Iowa, we’re talking probably for the rest of at least this afternoon and into the early evening” she says. “Rainfall now so looking anywhere between one to three inches in addition, and you could have some locally higher amounts as well with any heavier thunderstorm.” Jimenez says the it is a persistent storm. “A two-pronged system that we had starting yesterday and then moving into today. So this is part of the same system that affected us last night and I guess being helped by whatever is leftover from yesterday,” she says.

Jimenez says to be award of the potential for flash flooding with more rain today (Friday).