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NWS forecast for the KJAN listening area: 9/20/16 (3:13-a.m)

Weather

September 20th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Early this morning: Mostly clear. Low in the lower 60s. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Today: Sunny. High in the mid 80s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy through midnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Low in the upper 60s. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. High in the upper 80s. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Thunderstorms likely. Low in the upper 60s. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 60 percent.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the lower 80s.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s.

Friday: Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 9/19/16

Weather

September 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: P/Cldy w/isolated showers this afternoon. High 85. S-NW @ 10-15.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 58. N @ 5.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 87. S @ 10-20.

Wednesday: P/Cldy High 87.

Thursday: Mo.Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High around 80.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 84. Our 24-hour Low (ending today at 7-a.m.) was 54.  Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 71 and the low was 42. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 95in 1948. The Record Low was 33 in 1896 & 1938.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties (3:30-a.m. 9/19)

Weather

September 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Rest Of Tonight: Mostly clear. Low in the mid 60s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny. High in the mid 80s. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear. Low in the lower 60s. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny. High in the mid 80s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 70. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday: Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the mid 80s.
Wednesday Night: Thunderstorms likely. Low in the mid 60s. Chance of thunderstorms 60 percent.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the lower 80s.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: 9/18/16

Weather

September 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

352 AM CDT SUN SEP 18 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH..

TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 80S.

NWS forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, 9/17/16

Weather

September 17th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 75. Our Low this morning was 53.  Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 88 and the low was 60. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 97in 1925The Record Low was 31n 1980.

Local 24-Hour Rainfall Totals ending at 7:00 am Friday, September 16

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

September 16th, 2016 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  2.49″
  • Adair, 3.20″
  • Adair-Casey Elementary School, 2.80″
  • Audubon  3.19″
  • Avoca  3.9″
  • 5 miles s.w. of Bagley, 2.31″
  • Carroll  2.64″
  • Clarinda  .18″
  • Coon Rapids, 2.80″
  • Denison  2.3″
  • Elk Horn  2.44″
  • Fontanelle, 2.37″
  • Glenwood  .4″
  • Greenfield, 2.20″
  • Guthrie Center  3.11″
  • Irwin  3.5″
  • 2 miles N/NE of Lewis, 1.65″
  • Massena  2.4″
  • Missouri Valley  3.98″
  • Oakland  2.21″
  • Panora, 2.56″
  • Redfield, 1.96″
  • Red Oak  .75″
  • Shenandoah  .52″
  • Treynor  2.2″
  • Underwood  2.33″
  • Walnut  4.75″
  • Woodbine  3.91″
  • Villisca  .55″

Flood Advisory for n.w. Harrison & s.w. Monona Counties

Weather

September 16th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: HARRISON and MONONA
652 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…NORTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY AND SOUTHWESTERN MONONA COUNTY…UNTIL 1245 PM CDT.

* AT 652 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS HAD OCCURRED OVERNIGHT, CAUSING MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TURN AROUND…DON’T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…FARMLAND…AND OTHER LOW LYING
SPOTS.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 9/16/16

Weather

September 16th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today:Mo.Cldy w/showers ending this morning; Becoming P/Cldy. High 78. W @ 10-15.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 55. NW @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 76. NW @ 10-15.

Sunday: P/Cldy High near 80.

Monday: P/Cldy. High around 83.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 83. We received 2.49 inches of rainfall over the past 24-hours, with most of that falling overnight. Our 24-hour Low (ending today at 7-a.m.) was 61.  Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 86 and the low was 65. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 95 in 1931. The Record Low was 28 in 1893.

Area Rainfall report (9/16/16)

Weather

September 16th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

(12-hour rainfall as of 4:30-a.m.)

Atlantic (KJAN) 2.48 inches

Adair 3.20 in
Coon Rapids 2.80 in
Adair Casey Elementary 2.79 in
Panora 2.56 in
Stuart 2.45 in
Fontanelle 2.36 in
Greenfield 2.20 in

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. Not all data listed are considered official.

Flash Flood Watch/Warning update (4:12-a.m., 9/16)

Weather

September 16th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The Flash Flood Watch that was in effect until 5-a.m. for Monona, Harrison and Shelby Counties, has been cancelled. Many parts of those counties received in excess of 5-inches of rain overnight, but the threat for heavy rain has ended. A Flash Flood Watch that was in effect until 7-a.m. today  for Guthrie, Cass, Adair, Madison, Adams, Union, Taylor and Ringgold Counties, was also cancelled.

A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect until 4:45-a.m.,. for Shelby, Harrison, northeastern Pottawattamie and southeastern Monona Counties, where 2-to 3 inches of rain had fallen earlier this morning.