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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 5/23/17

Weather

May 23rd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 60. NW @ 15-25.

Tonight: Showers ending. Becoming P/Ckdy. Low 42. NW @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 64. N @ 10-15.

Thursday: Partly cloudy. High 75.

Friday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers & tstrms.  High 72.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 71. We received .03” of rain here at the KJAN studios. Our Low this morning (as of 5:25-a.m.) was 47. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 77 and the low was 58. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 97 in 1939. The Record Low was 26 in 1963.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: SE Guthrie/NE Adair Counties

Weather

May 22nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

727 PM CDT MON MAY 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Des Moines  has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Madison County in south central Iowa...
  Southeastern Guthrie County in west central Iowa...
  Northeastern Adair County in southwestern Iowa...
  Southwestern Dallas County in central Iowa...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 726 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Stuart, or 12
  miles southeast of Guthrie Center, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.  At 625 PM, quarter sized hail was
           reported near Menlo by a trained spotter.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Adel, Stuart, Earlham, De Soto, Van Meter, Redfield, Dexter,
  Diamondhead Lake, Menlo and Badger Creek State Park.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 84 and 113.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Significant Weather Advisory: Pott/Mills/Harrison & Shelby Counties

Weather

May 22nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Pottawattamie IA-Mills IA-Montgomery IA-Shelby IA-Harrison IA-
532 PM CDT MON MAY 22 2017

…Significant Weather Advisory for NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY…
NORTHEASTERN MILLS…POTTAWATTAMIE…SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT…

At 531 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 3 miles south of Irwin to 5 miles southwest of Underwood. Movement was southeast at 25 mph.

Hail up to around dime size and winds of around 40 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include…
Northeastern Council Bluffs, Harlan, Oakland, Avoca, Treynor,
Underwood, Carson, Walnut, Shelby, Minden, Emerson, Irwin, Macedonia,
Neola, Hancock, Henderson, McClelland, Tennant, Kirkman and Old Town
Park.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 5/22/17

Weather

May 22nd, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High near 70. SW @ 10-20.

Tonight: Cldy w/shwrs. Low 48. NW @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mostly Cloudy w/scattered showers. High 57. N @ 10-20.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High 63.

Thursday: P/Cldy.  High 75.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 64. Our 24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m. today will be 43. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 79 and the low was 49. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 98 in 1925. The Record Low was 28 in 1895 & 1963.

Skyscan Weather Forecast for Atlantic & the area: 5/21/17

Weather

May 21st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Gradually becoming mostly sunny. High near 61. West wind 15 to 30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. W/NW wind 10-20mph becoming light and variable.
Monday: Mostly sunny w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon. High near 74. W/SW @ 10-20 mph.
Monday Night: A 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 48.
Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Otherwise Partly sunny, with a high near 62. N/NW @ 15-25.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 65. Our Low this morning was 43. Rainfall in Atlantic over the past 24-hours ending at 7-a.m. Sunday, was .47″.  Last year on this date, our High was 70 and the Low was 42. The All-time record High in Atlantic on this date was 97 in 1939. The record Low was 27 in 1895.

Skyscan Forecast Saturday 5/20/2017

Podcasts, Weather

May 20th, 2017 by admin

Skyscan Forecast     Saturday, May 20, 2017   Richard Garuckas

Today: Mostly cloudy with morning showers likely then isolated showers in the afternoon. High 63. NNW @ 10-20 becoming W.

Tonight: Isolated showers tonight early then partly cloudy. Low 44. W @10-15.

Sunday: Mix of sun and clouds. High 68. WNW @ 10-20.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Low 43.

Monday: Mix of sun and clouds. High 72.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. High 65.

Wednesday: Partly sunny. Isolated showers. High 64.

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Service confirms 2 tornadoes caused damage in eastern Iowa

News, Weather

May 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

WASHINGTON, Iowa (AP) – The National Weather Service has confirmed that two tornadoes caused some eastern Iowa storm damage. The service says the first tornado touched down around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday in northeastern Jefferson County and lifted about four minutes later near Lake Darling in Washington County. It was rated EF-1 with winds reaching 110 mph that damaged farm outbuildings and trees.

The second struck around 6:35 p.m. in northeast Washington County and lifted six minutes later. It also was rated an EF-1 twister, damaging outbuildings, power lines and trees. No injuries have been reported.

Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals ending at 7:00 am on Friday, May 19

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

May 19th, 2017 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .68″
  • Massena  .75″
  • Avoca  1.3″
  • Audubon  .67″
  • Oakland  .73″
  • Guthrie Center  1″
  • Red Oak 1.72″
  • Villisca  .8″
  • Manning  .72″
  • Glenwood  1″
  • Neola  .8″
  • Missouri Valley  1″
  • Logan  .75″
  • Woodbine  .5″
  • Carroll  .46″
  • Shenandoah  1.04″
  • Clarinda  .68″

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 5/19/17

Weather

May 19th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Today: Cloudy w/scattered showeres & thunderstorms. High 57. E @ 10-20.

Tonight: Cldy w/shwrs & tstrms. Low 48. E @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mostly Cloudy w/showers & thunderstorms in the morning. High near 60. NW @ 10-20.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 68.

Monday: Cldy w/showers. High 63.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 63. Our Low this morning (as of 5:25-a.m.) was 50. We received .68” of rain overnight Thursday into early this morning at the KJAN studios. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 69 and the low was 46. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 94 in 1934 & 1975. The Record Low was 22 in 1894.

Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals ending at 7:00 am on Thursday, May 18

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

May 18th, 2017 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .05″
  • Massena  .26″
  • Elk Horn  .12″
  • Anita  .22″
  • Guthrie Center  .2″
  • Audubon  .27″
  • Oakland  .08″
  • Corning  .25″
  • Manning  .29″
  • Underwood  .1″
  • Woodbine  .19″
  • Logan  .14″
  • Clarinda  .17″
  • Carroll  .23″
  • Red Oak  .28″
  • Denison  .28″
  • Shenandoah  .26″