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Skyscan forecast for Atlantic & the area (4/15/19)

Weather

April 15th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly-to-Mostly sunny. High around 68. S winds @ 10-15 w/gusts to near 25.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. SE @ 10-15 becoming calm after midnight.
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. High near 70. SE @ 10-15 mph.
Tom. night: Mostly cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 56.
Wednesday: Mo. Cldy w/a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 70.
Thursday: Cloudy w/rain likely, especially in the morning. High near 55.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 54. Our 24-hour Low (Ending at 7-a.m.) was 29. Last year on this date our High was 31 and the Low was 20. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 84 in 1920. The Record Low was 17 in 1926 & 1962.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area, 4/14/19

Weather

April 14th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph after midnight.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. East wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.

NOAA Weather Radio remains offline for Cass & Audubon Counties

News, Weather

April 14th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Officials with the National Weather Service remind area listeners, that the weather radio transmitter site at Hancock remains off-air due to ice and snow this past winter, and it’s not known how long the repairs will take, but the transmitter will be repaired as quickly as possible.

If you have a weather radio you will not be able to receive warnings for storms in Cass and Audubon Counties. You should have other forms of staying alert to changing weather situations, by cell phone, radio or tv. Subscribe to your county’s Emergency Alert Notices through your Emergency Management Agency for immediate weather and civil emergency bulletings.

 

 

Skyscan Forecast Saturday 04/13/2019

Weather

April 13th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, Februrary 13, 2019

Today: Sunny, with a high near 52. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 52. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.

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Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 4/12/19

Weather

April 12th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy & windy. High 43. W/NW @ 20-40.

Tonight: Clearing skies. West winds diminishing to 10-15 mph. Low 25.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 52. NW @ 10.

Sunday: Mo. Cldy. High 52.

Monday: P/Cldy. High 64.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 52. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.) was 31. We received a Trace of rain (sprinkles) Thursday. Last year on this date our High was 70 and the Low was 40. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 86 in 1916. The Record Low was 13 in 1957.

Winter returns, more than three weeks into spring, with another ‘bomb cyclone’

News, Weather

April 11th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa/A-P) — The second so-called bomb cyclone in less than a month is bringing Iowa a mix of snow, ice, rain, high winds and the threat of flooding, hail and tornadoes. Blizzard conditions have knocked out power to 14,000 people and businesses in Minnesota and the same number in South Dakota. Another 8,500 are in the dark in Iowa.  Meteorologist Kenny Podrazik, at the National Weather Service in metro Des Moines, says advisories and warnings about the high winds are posted for a wide section of northern and central Iowa.

“We’ve had some reports of wind gusts as high as 63 miles per hour, Fort Dodge had wind gusts of 63 miles per hour,” Podrazik says. “We’re starting to get reports of tree damage, too, and the Iowa DOT reported power lines down across northern Iowa.” MidAmerican Energy reports some 18-hundred homes and businesses were without power this (Thursday) morning, while Interstate-35 northbound near Dows was blocked due to a semi that was blown onto its side. An Ice Storm Warning is in effect until Friday morning for parts of northwest Iowa, while several northern counties are seeing snowfall, enough to delay school two hours in some areas. Podrazik says there’s a threat of more severe weather coming this afternoon.

“That’s mainly across the eastern portion of the state, I-35 towards Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Davenport area,” Podrazik says. “That threat is looking like hail and maybe even a small, isolated tornado threat, too.” The first bomb cyclone brought snow and heavy rain a little over three weeks ago, which translated into record flooding in parts of southwest Iowa. There were fears this storm would bring a repeat of the flooding. “There is still a threat for that,” Podrazik says. “Some of that snow and rain and mixed precipitation fell into the upper Des Moines River basin so it’ll take a little bit of time to see the impacts of that but not as significant as what we were previously thinking earlier in the week, which is a good thing.”

As much as 18 inches of snow has fallen in parts of South Dakota, where Gov. Kristi Noem closed state offices in much of the state Thursday amid heavy snow and strong winds. Whiteout conditions have been reported in western Nebraska, where the Department of Transportation reported several highway closures Thursday morning. Schools in Minneapolis and St. Paul are among hundreds of closed schools in Minnesota, where as much as 2 feet of snow is expected in the southwest part of the state by Friday. The Minnesota State Patrol says it has responded to more 200 crashes statewide since Wednesday.

While some Iowans were outside in shorts and t-shirts on Monday as high temperatures soared into the 70s and low 80s, highs statewide on Friday may only be in the 30s and 40s. The forecast calls for temperatures to warm back into the 60s and 70s by early next week.

Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals ending at 7:00 am on Thursday, April 11

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

April 11th, 2019 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .14″
  • Missouri Valley  .8″
  • Manning  .46″
  • Logan  .49″
  • Council Bluffs  .38″
  • Carroll  .37″
  • Denison  .3″
  • Irwin  .56″

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the area 4/11/19

Weather

April 11th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Today: Wind Advisory until 7-p.m.; Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High early around 60 w/temps falling during the day. SE-W @ 15-25.

Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy & windy w/a light rain-snow mix. Low 33. W @ 20-35.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy & windy w/light rain-snow mix in the morning. High 43. NW @ 20-35.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 51.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. High 49.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 70. Our Low was 38. We received pea-to-quarter-size hail late Wednesday night here at KJAN. Rainfall through 6-a.m. today was .14”. Last year on this date our High was 71 and the Low was 36. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 91 in 1996. The Record Low was 18 in 1956 & 2004.

Wind Advisories continue for much of Iowa today (Thursday)

Weather

April 11th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Area Counties: Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-
339 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2019…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM.

Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Cass-Adair-Madison-Adams-Union Counties…A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM .

Easterly winds of 25 to 35 mph, with gusts in excess of 45 mph can be expected. Easterly winds becoming southerly this afternoon. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Loose outdoor objects may be blown around as well.

Strong winds may blow down tree limbs and power lines. Strong cross winds expected on along north to south highways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 mph are expected for one hour or longer, or winds of 45 to 57 mph for any duration. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (UPDATE)

Weather

April 10th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Cass IA-Guthrie IA-Audubon IA-Adair IA-
1148 PM CDT WED APR 10 2019

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CASS…WESTERN GUTHRIE…SOUTHEASTERN AUDUBON AND
NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTIES…

At 1147 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northeast
of Atlantic, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include…
Guthrie Center, Stuart, Lake Panorama, Anita, Exira, Adair, Casey,
Menlo, Brayton, Wiota, Lake Anita State Park, Anita Municipal Airport
and Springbrook State Park.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 58 and 93.