337 AM CDT THU SEP 15 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS BEFORE NOON. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S.

• KJAN, Atlantic  .3″
• Elk Horn  .16″
• Avoca  .5″
• Oakland  .2″
• Clarinda  1.25″
• Glenwood  .57″
• Red Oak  .8″
• Missouri Valley  .31″
• Carroll  .01″
• Bedford  .04″
• Underwood  .32″
• Sidney  .28″

Today: Becoming mostly sunny. High 74. NE @ 5-10.

Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy. Low 62. E/SE @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/scattered showers. High 74. SE @ 5-10.

Tom. Night: Scattered showers & tstrms. Low 67.

Friday: Mo. Cloudy w/showers ending in the morning. High 77.

Saturday: Mo. Sunny. High 75.

Sunday: Mo. Sunny. High 77.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 65. Our Low this morning (as of 5:15-a.m.) was 56. We received .3” of an inch of rain yesterday evening and overnight at the KJAN studios.  Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 82 and the low was 59. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 99 in 1939. The Record Low was 29 in 1892.

• KJAN, Atlantic  .68″
• 7 miles NNE of Atlantic  .6″
• Massena  .51″
• Elk Horn  1.01″
• Avoca  .7″
• Audubon  .3″
• Neola  1.2″
• Villisca  .85″
• Woodbine  .18″
• Clarinda  .76″
• Glenwood  .46″
• Shenandoah  1.56″
• Hastings  1.12″
• Randolph  1.79″
• Denison  .34″
• Carroll  .1″
• Red Oak  .64″
• Underwood  .38″
• Sidney  1.81″
• Guthrie Center  .01″

337 AM CDT TUE SEP 13 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…THUNDERSTORMS. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.

TODAY…CLOUDY…COOLER. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. COOLER. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 70. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-1147 AM CDT MON SEP 12 2016
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT: THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES RETURN TO IOWA TONIGHT. A STRONG STORM IS POSSIBLE WITH GUSTY WINDS OR SMALL HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES CONTINUE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW…HOWEVER LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT… SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME…THOUGH RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-COUNTIES.…1139 AM CDT MON SEP 12 2016

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT: THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA TODAY. A FEW OF THOSE MAY BE ON THE STRONG SIDE…ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN THE LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS…AS WELL AS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT… SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert today (Monday), said field and grassland Fire Danger updates will be provided on Monday’s and Thursday’s each week, through the harvest season. The purpose of the updates is to provide accurate data to Fire Chiefs, and the Public at large, regarding the current and expected Fire Danger for approximately 84 hours at a time.

Signs will be updated by 9-a.m. Monday and again by 9-a.m. Thursday, each week. Signs will also be placed in Shelby County communities that agree to change them on the days mentioned.  In rare events, such as vacations or during incidents, the EMS Coordinator may change the sign if requested.  Each community will be responsible for checking www.shelbycountyema.com on Monday, and Thursday mornings to get the current Fire Danger Rating.

Fire Danger rating will be a combination of the National Weather Service Grassland Fire Danger Index, as well as a review of the Probability of Ignition tables.  Based on these factors, the danger will be placed into one of the four categories: Low, Moderate, High and Extreme.

When the Fire Danger is….

• Low: You are asked to call in and report your burning projects to dispatch at 712-755-2124, and notify your local Fire Chief.
• Moderate: You are asked to call in and report your burning projects to dispatch at 712-755-2124, and notify your local Fire Chief. Timing for burns should be morning, or evening hours and extinguished by dark unless authorized by Fire Chief due to possible impacts to roads and health from smoke. Burns must be monitored at all times.
• High: Burning of any kind is restricted unless approval is received from local Fire Chief. Controlled burns that are not reported will result in Fire Department being dispatched, and Fires extinguished if determined to be un-safe. Please call 712-755-2124 with questions
• Extreme: – Burning is prohibited, unless you have a signed permit from the local Fire Chief. Fires on Extreme days can grow rapidly and pose a risk to the Health and Safety of the Community. If you have any questions please call 712-755-2124.

Seivert says they’re putting this information out to the public as an education tool, to lower the risk to responders and the public, of responding to controlled burns that are being properly carried out.  The importance of the program he says, is getting the Public to call in the burns to the Shelby County EMA, and getting the public in touch with the local Fire Chief who ultimately decides on how burning can be carried out under the published conditions.

Today: Mostly sunny. High 82. S @ 10-20.

Tonight: Cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms late. Low 66. S @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Cloudy w/morning showers & thunderstorms. High 72. NW @ 10-15.

Tom. Night: P/Cldy. Low 54.

Wednesday: Mo. Sunny. High 72.

Thursday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered afternoon showers. High 74.

Friday: Mostly cloudy w/showers. High 70.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 78. Our 24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m. today, was 55. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 70 and the low was 42. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 97 in 1939 & 2008. The Record Low was 28 in 1902.

Early This Morning: Clear. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Today: Mostly sunny. High in the lower 80s. South wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.

Tonight: A chance of thunderstorms in the evening…then thunderstorms likely overnight. Low in the lower 60s. Southwest wind near 15 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.

Tuesday: Cloudy. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms until late afternoon…then a chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Cooler. High in the upper 60s. North wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Tuesday Night: Cloudy. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms through midnight…then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Cooler. Low in the lower 50s. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High around 70. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the lower 70s.