ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) – The National Weather has confirmed that a tornado destroyed and damaged buildings in a rural part of eastern Iowa’s Jones County.

The service rated Saturday night’s twister at EF1 with winds estimated at 100 mph. The twister touched down about 4 miles northeast of Anamosa and ran 3 miles east. It flattened or damaged farm buildings at two locations before lifting. No injuries were reported.

The first corn seeds got into the ground last week, but weather has kept most farmers out of the fields. The U-S-D-A’s week crop report says there were just three days suitable for fieldwork last week thanks to wet weather. Soil temperatures that are warm enough for planting have also been an issue. But there were some farmers who pulled the planter into the field — and two percent of the new crop is now in the ground. The crop report says this year’s start is five days behind last year and three days behind the five-year average for corn planting.

(Radio Iowa)

Today: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 73. S @ 10-20.

Tonight: Scattered shwrs & tstrms. Low 57. NE @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Scatt. Shwrs & tstrms. High 74. SE  @ 10-20.

Thursday: Mo. Cldy High 60.

Friday: Mo. Cldy. High 62.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 73. Our 24-hour Low was 41. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 64 and the low was 44. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 89 in 1948. The Record Low was 17 in 1905.

Recent rainfall events have dampened the fields and grassland areas to the point where the Shelby County Emergency Management Agency has reduced the field and grassland fire danger index from High to LOW.

Even though the fire danger rating is Low, you are asked to call-in and report your burning projects to Shelby County Dispatch at 712-755-2124, and, notify your local Fire Chief.

Today: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 72. E @ 5-10.

Tonight: Scattered shwrs & tstrms possible late. Low 57. SE @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Scatt. Shwrs & tstrms. High 70. S-NW  @ 10-15.

Wednesday: Shwrs & tstrms. High 65.

Thursdsay: P/Cldy. High 60.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 73. Our Low this morning 42. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 76 and the low was 57. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 85 in 2004. The Record Low was 11 in 1907.

Today: Mostly sunny. High 66. N @ 5-10.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 46.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 72. S @ 5-10.

Tuesday: A 40% chance of shwrs & tstrms. High 70.

Wednesdsay: A 60% chance of shwrs & tstrms. High 66.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 74. Our Low this morning 46. We received one-tenth (.1”) of an inch of rain yesterday. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 76 and the low was 55. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 88 in 1898. The Record Low was 19 in 1988.

Strong thunderstorms brought heavy rain, some brief tornadoes or funnel clouds, and large hail to parts of Iowa Saturday evening and night. The Severe Storms Predication Center issues a Severe Thunderstorm Watch a little after 5-p.m., Saturday, and it wasn’t long before warnings for severe weather were popping up in southwest Iowa.

The National Weather Service says one-inch diameter (quarter size) hail began to fall three-miles south/southwest of Pacific Junction in Mills County, just before the Watch was issued. Nickel size hail fell two-miles southwest of Thurman, in Fremont County, at around 5:35-p.m., but nearby, quarter-size hail was falling. About 10-minutes later, the hail had increased to the size of ping pong balls.

At around 7:40-p.m. quarter-size hail fell at Greenfield, in Adair County, and soon after, penny size hail was falling in Stuart. At around 8:45-p.m., ping-pong ball size hail fell around Mondamin, in Harrison County, and in Logan about 5 minutes later.  Quarter size hail fell around Portsmouth, in Shelby County, and golf ball size hail fell Persia at around 9:20-p.m. Golf ball size hail was also reported in southeast Iowa, near New Virginia and Traer.

There were no confirmed tornadoes in southwest Iowa, but there were reports of funnel clouds. Just south of the State line in Missouri at around 7:40-p.m., a trained spotter in Blanchard, Iowa, observed a funnel cloud had formed four-miles northeast of Westboro, MO., and law enforcement confirmed a funnel cloud near Rockport, MO., at around 7:15-p.m. In eastern Iowa’s Linn County, trained firefighter spotters saw a funnel cloud during a lightning event near Central City.

There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Today: P/Cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High 76. S/SW @ 15-25.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 49. N/NW @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 71. N @ 10-15.

Sunday Night: Mo. Clear. Low 47.

Monday: Mo. Sunny. High 74.

Tuesday: P/Cldy w/a chance of shwrs & tstrms. High 73.

Wednesdsay: Mo. Cldy w/shwrs & tstrms. High 70.

Friday’ High in Atlantic was 70. Our Low this morning 61. We received 1.12 inches of rain yesterday and early this morning. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 75 and the low was 48. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 84 in 1920. The Record Low was 17 in 1926/1962.

Today: P/Cloudy to Cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 72. S @ 10-20.

Tonight: Scattered showers & tstrms. Low 60. S @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Scatt. showers & tstrms. High 74. S @ 15-25.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High 67.

Monday: P/Cldy. High 70.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 79. Our Low this morning 49. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 73 and the low was 47. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 89 in 2003. The Record Low was 11 in 1907.

Today: P/Cloudy to Cloudy w/scattered showers later this afternoon. High 70. E @ 10.

Tonight: Cloudy w/showers & tstrms. Low 55. SE @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Variably Cldy w/scatt. showers & tstrms. High 70. SE @ 10.

Saturday: P/Cldy w/scatt. Shwrs & tstrms. High 74.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High 67.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 68. Our Low this morning 45. We received just .01” rain Wednesday and overnight. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 73 and the low was 42. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 88 in 2006. The Record Low was 11 in 1950.