Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Windy, with a south wind 11 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 40. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.

THIS IS THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR PARTS OF THE KJAN LISTENING AREA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD. 442 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2015

TODAY AND TONIGHT: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST AT TIMES TODAY AND ESPECIALLY AROUND THIS EVENING. THERE IS A LOW THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER…PRIMARILY HAIL.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES….

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PUSH ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THIS MORNING.ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD  DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THIS EVENING. ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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The KJAN listening area forecast from Freese-Notis, and weather information for Atlantic.

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401 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2015

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. NOT AS COOL. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S.

MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Severe weather making its way across eastern Iowa has produced at least one tornado. The National Weather Service confirms that a tornado was located around 5:25 p.m. Thursday in rural Donahue, south of DeWitt. It was reportedly moving east at 50 mph toward Clinton but wasn’t expected to continue into Illinois.

Meteorologist John Haase says there have been no reports of structural damage. He says the tornado caused some blown-over semitrucks and uprooted or damaged trees. Hail as large as ping pong balls was predicted in the area. Tornado warnings have been cancelled in Clinton and Scott counties. Several eastern Iowa counties remained under a tornado watch until 8 p.m.

The Freese-Notis forecast and weather information for Atlantic.

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24-hour rainfall here in Atlantic ending today at 7-a.m. (at KJAN) was .50 (one-half-inch). Massena reports .58″.

Other (NWS/Automated Observation and unofficial media) reports (Will be updated)….

Audubon, .51″; Clarinda, .31″;  Red Oak, .03″; Shenandoah, .02″; Oakland, .3″; Irwin, .32″.

AREA COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION
556 AM CDT THU APR 9 2015

…EXPECT A PERIOD OF DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING…

DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER MILE OR LESS WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH SUNRISE…MAINLY FROM INTERSTATE 35 AND WESTWARD ALONG HIGHWAYS 92 AND 34. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN…USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS…AND ALLOW FOR GREATER STOPPING DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE WITH THE PASSAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 700 AM.

Today: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 5pm. Areas of fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 46 by 4pm. Windy, with an east northeast wind 7 to 12 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of rain between 7pm and 8pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 35. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Breezy.