(Radio Iowa) – Iowans living in the Missouri River basin likely won’t have to worry much about flooding this year, as drought appears much more likely. Kevin Low, a hydrologist in the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center, says the outlook for this spring remains warm and dry. “Over the next three months, warmer-than-normal temperatures are likely over the entire basin,” Low says. “Regarding precipitation over the next three months, odds favor below-normal precipitation in the west, but equal chance over the remainder of the basin.”
Low says that warm and dry forecast carries on into the summer months. “Chances lean toward warmer-than-normal temperatures over the entire basin during the months of July, August and September,” Low says. “The precipitation outlook suggests that the entire Missouri River basin is likely to receive less-than-normal precipitation during the summer months.” Low says that all translates into very low flood potential across western Iowa and for the northern half of the river’s basin. “Flood potential for April, May and June is pretty much limited to the lower portion of the basin, including southeastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas, and across the state of Missouri,” Low says. “This is not unusual, in fact, we’ve already experienced three or four rounds of flooding since January in the lower basin.”
Multiple rounds of historic flooding hit parts of western Iowa in 2019. It’s the reverse now, as the latest report from the U-S Drought Monitor shows parts of western Iowa ranging from moderate to extreme drought.
Today: Partly cloudy & windy. High 58. Winds NW @ 15-30 mph.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 32. NW @ 5-10.
Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 55. W/NW @ 10-20.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High near 55.
Thursday: P/cldy. High near 58.
Very high fire danger is expected this afternoon across most of eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Gusty northwest winds, humidities dropping to 20 – 30 percent, and dry fuels will make
control of any fires difficult. Burning is not advised this afternoon. Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 69. The Low was 32. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 44 and the Low was 21. The Record High was 86 in 1916, and the Record Low was 13 in 1957.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light north northwest wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a west northwest wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Breezy.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 62. Our Low this morning, 32. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 69 and the Low 44. The Record High on this date was 91 in 1996. The Record Low was 18, in 1956 & 2004.
Skyscan Forecast Saturday, April 10, 2021 Dan Hicks
Today: Mostly cloudy this morning w/ scattered light rain. Becoming partly cloudy. N @ 10-15. High 58.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. N @ 5-10. Low 35.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. S @ 10. High 68.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear. WNW @ 15-20. Low 38.
Monday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High 58.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 56.
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Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered light rain or drizzle (mainly this morning). High 56. NW @ 10-20.
Tonight: Mo. Cloudy w/light rain late. Low 42. N @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/light rain ending in the morning. High 58. N @ 10.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 68.
Monday: P/Cldy to cldy. High 56.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 51. Our Low this morning, 45. We received .15” rain from 7-a.m. Thursday thru 7-a.m. today. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 51 and Low 20. The Record High on this date was 85 in 1977. The Record Low was 14, in 2016.
(Radio Iowa) – A small tornado has been confirmed with the storm that hit Cedar Rapids Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, one person suffered minor injuries when the tornado briefly hit Summit View Village, a mobile home park on the city’s southwest side around 9:15 p-m. Firefighters reported damage to at least two trailer homes, one of which had the roof torn off.
Officials from the National Weather Service determined that the E-F-zero tornado briefly touched down in Cedar Rapids. It was on the ground for about one-half mile before dissipating above a corn field. The survey team estimated maximum winds were around 85 miles-an-hour.
An investigation into what caused damage to homes in Cedar Rapids Wednesday night is underway, and officials think it may have been a tornado. KCRG TV reports the damage occurred at around 8:30-p.m., and resulted in injuries to a child. The weather phenomenon affected the Summit View Mobile Home Park. Residents say the roof of one mobile home was partially torn off, and windows in another home were blown out.
According to KGAN TV, one resident called 911 to report that their daughter had been cut by flying glass.
(Updated)
Today: Cloudy w/scattered light rain. High 54. NW @ 15-25.
Tonight: Cloudy w/light rain ending. Low near 40. NW @ 10-20.
Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/isolated light showers. High near 60. NW @ 10-20.
Saturday: Mo. Cldy w/light rain in the morning. High 60.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High around 67.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 66. Our Low this morning, 50. As of 6-a.m., rainfall in Atlantic (at KJAN), amounted to .67″. Last year on this date, the High was 72 and the Low was 31. The Record High was 89 in 1931, and the Record Low was 14 in 2016.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High near 70. S winds @ 10-20 becoming NW this afternoon.
Tonight: Mo. cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. Low 46. NW @ 10.
Tomorrow: Mo. cldy w/scattered showers. High 54. NW @ 10-20.
Friday: Mo. cldy w/isolated showers. High 58.
Saturday: Mo. cldy w/isolated showers. High 54.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 78. Our Low this morning, was 57. We received .02” rain. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 85 and Low 42. The Record High on this date was 85 in 2020. The Record Low was 10, in 2018.
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