Today: Partly cloudy. High 82. S @ 10.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 60. Winds S @ 5.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 90. SW @ 10-15.

Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 92.

Thursday: P/Cldy w/isolated thundershowers. High 92.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 81. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.) was 49. Last year on this date our High was 94 and the Low was 53. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 96 in 1914. The Record Low was 31, in 1945.

Today: Sunny & windy. High near 79. Northwest wind 5-15mph w/gusts to near 30 this afternoon.
Tonight: Clear. Low around 54. NW winds becoming light and variable.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High near 81. SE/S @ 5-10.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 78. Our Low this morning, 54. Last Year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 89 and the Low was 62. The Record High for June 3rd in Atlantic was 93 in 1911, and the Record Low was 32, in 1969.

Much of the state came under an air quality alert Friday. The Iowa Department of natural Resources issued the warning over high ozone levels. Iowa D-N-R environmental specialist Sean Fitzsimmons says ozone levels rise with warm temperatures and clear skies.  “When we have an eight hour average when the ozone level exceeds 70 parts per billion that’s a level that falls in the sensitive groups category.”

Fitzsimmons says most people can go about their business without noticing any problem. “A typical person wouldn’t have difficulties at those levels but if you had an asthmatic child or elderly individual or people with respiratory problems, some of those large sensitive groups will start to have issues with breathing difficulties at those levels.”

He says ozone levels fall at night and when clouds move into the forecast.

(Radio Iowa)

Severe storms pummeled western and southwest Iowa with strong winds, heavy rain and dangerous cloud to ground lightning, early this morning. Here in Atlantic, winds at the airport gusted up to 66 miles per hour at around 1:55-a.m. There were also scattered power outages and numerous tree debris on the streets. A power line was on the ground at around 2:41-a.m. in the 600 block of Palm Street. Atlantic Fire responded to the scene. And, social media posts report a tree limb fell very close to the side of a house, landing on a set of steps.

Tree limbs were blocking some streets in Council Bluffs at around 12:50-a.m. today. In Monona County, a semi tractor-trailer was blown over on Interstate 29 at around 12:15.am., three-miles south/southwest of Blencoe. A 60-mph gust of wind was recorded near Little Sioux, in Harrison County, at about the same time. Thunderstorm wind damage was reported in Sarpy and Douglas Counties in Nebraska, between midnight at 1-a.m., as well. There were numerous other reports of high winds and damage scattered across Nebraska.  Mid-American Energy reported there were scattered power outages across southwest Iowa. The latest report indicated 313 residences were affected (as of 6:15-a.m.).  Nishnabotna Valley REC reports 113 people were without power in Pottawattamie County, 14 in Cass County, 8 in Shelby County, 1 in Audubon County, and seven others total in Montgomery, Adams and Taylor Counties.

No injuries were immediately reported.

Today: Showers & thunderstorms ending; Becoming P/Cldy. High 78. NW @ 10-15.

Tonight: Mo. Clear. Low 57. W/NW @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mo. Sunny. High 81. NW @ 15-25.

Tom. Night: Mostly clear. Low 68.

Monday: Mo. Sunny. High 83.

Tuesday: P/Cldy. High 89.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 93. Our Low this morning was 62. As of 6-a.m. we had received 1.54″ of rain at the KJAN Studios in Atlantic. Last year on this date our High was 86 and the Low was 67. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 100 in 1934. The Record Low was 36, in 1907.

Adair IA-Madison IA-Cass IA-
254 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2018

...Gusty Winds and Heavy Rain Early This Morning...

At 253 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Greenfield, moving east at 25 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Greenfield, Stuart, Earlham, Anita, Adair, Fontanelle, Casey, Orient,
Massena, Cumberland, Bridgewater, Wiota, Macksburg, Lake Anita State
Park, Greenfield Municipal Airport, Nodaway Park and Anita Municipal
Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

The only county remaining under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 4-a.m. today, is Montgomery County. All other counties have been dropped from the Watch status. Continue to expect moderate to heavy rain, strong lightning and winds until the storm system passes through the listening area.

Cass IA-Adair IA-
241 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CASS AND WESTERN ADAIR
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 245 AM CDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still likely with this thunderstorm.

Adams IA-Ringgold IA-Union IA-Taylor IA-
224 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2018

...Strong Winds and Heavy Rain in Southwest Iowa...

At 223 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 11 miles east of Elliott to near Villisca to
near Blanchard. Movement was east at 30 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Creston, Mount Ayr, Corning, Bedford, Lenox, Green Valley Lake, Lake
Icaria, New Market, Clearfield, Diagonal, Prescott, Blockton,
Gravity, Nodaway, Cromwell, Arispe, Sharpsburg, Redding, Shannon City
and Kent.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

Cass IA-Adair IA-
206 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 AM CDT
FOR CASS AND WESTERN ADAIR COUNTIES...

At 205 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Atlantic,
moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. However, at 155 AM, the Atlantic Airport
         measured a wind gust of 66 mph. At 203 AM, public report of
         power out in Atlantic.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Atlantic, Griswold, Anita, Adair, Fontanelle, Lewis, Massena,
Cumberland, Bridgewater, Marne, Wiota, Lake Anita State Park, Nodaway
Park, Griswold Park, Cold Springs State Park, Atlantic Municipal
Airport and Anita Municipal Airport.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 50 and 84.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.