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Special Weather Statement: Guthrie and area Counties

Weather

May 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

GREENE-BOONE-STORY-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK COUNTIES
415 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2016

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON, PRIMARILY WITHIN AND AREA FROM AROUND ADEL UP TO AMES AND BOONE. SOME OF THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING DIME TO PENNY SIZED HAIL AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS. EACH STORM WILL BE SHORT LIVED AT ANY GIVEN POINT, BUT A FEW AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SEVERAL OF THE STORMS IN SUCCESSION.

Significant Weather Advisory: Shelby, Harrison & Pottawattamie Counties

Weather

May 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

343 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2016

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE…
SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON AND SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM CDT...

AT 342 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG  THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF MACEDONIA…OR 26 MILES EAST OF OMAHA…MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
OAKLAND…AVOCA…TREYNOR…CARSON…WALNUT…SHELBY…MINDEN…
MACEDONIA…HANCOCK…TENNANT…NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA…
BOTNA BEND PARK AND OLD TOWN PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 70.
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 31 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 5/30/16

Weather

May 30th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/a 30% chance of scattered showers & thunderstorms, mainly later this afternoon. High 82. S @ 10-15.

Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a 50% chance of scattered shwrs & tstrms. Low 64. SE @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a 60% chance of scatt, shwrs & tstrms. High 75. NW @ 10-15.

Wed.-Thu: P/Cldy. Highs in the mid-70’s.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 84. Our 24-hour Low thru 5-a.m. today was 57. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 65 and the low was 48. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 105 in 1934. The Record Low was 33 in 1930.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 5/29/16

Weather

May 29th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. W/SW winds 5-10.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Low around 60.
Memorial Day: Mostly sunny w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1-pm. High near 83. S @ 5-10.
Monday Night: Cloudy w/a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 62.
Tuesday: Cloudy, w/a 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High around 76. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tue. night A 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 57.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 73. Our 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 53. We received .01” rain (one-one hundredth) over the past 24-hours.  Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 74 and the low was 51. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 104 in 1934. The Record Low was 29 in 1947.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA: 5/29/16

Weather

May 29th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Mostly clear. West wind near 10 mph.
Today: Sunny…warmer. High in the mid 80s. Southwest wind near 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Low around 60. Southwest wind near 10 mph.
Memorial Day: Mostly sunny with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the lower 80s. South wind near 10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the lower 60s. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday: Thunderstorms likely. High in the mid 70s. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 60 percent.
Tuesday Night: Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the upper 50s.
Wednesday: Partly sunny. High in the mid 70s.

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 5/28/16

Weather

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly Sunny w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 78. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.

Tonight: P/Cldy w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 60.

Sunday: P/Sunny. High 83. W/Sw @ 10-15.
Sunday Night: P/Cldy w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 63.
Memorial Day: P/Sunny w/a 40% chance of afternoon showers & thunderstorms. High near 85.

Tuesday: Mo. Cldy w/a 60% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High 77.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 77. Our 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 59. We received .26” rain over the past 24-hours ending today at 7-a.m..  The total rainfall in Atlantic from Monday through this morning is 6.05-inches. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 73 and the low was 60. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 95 in 1895. The Record Low was 29 in 1894.

NWS forecast for Cass & surrounding counties in IA, 5/28/16

Weather

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

403 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW AROUND 60. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

MEMORIAL DAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH INCREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S.

TUESDAY…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

Flash Flood Watch cancelled

Weather

May 28th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

340 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2016

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH (which was in effect until 7-a.m.) FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…SOUTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

HEAVY RAIN IS NOT ANTICIPATED OVER SOUTHERN IOWA THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE, BUT WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO POSE ANY THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING.

Flash flood watch until 7-a.m. Sat. for Cass & area Counties

Weather

May 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

753 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016 …HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT… .A STORM SYSTEM LIFTING NORTHWARD FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS INTO OUR REGION TONIGHT WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM SOUTH CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST IOWA…HEAVY RAIN WHICH FELL THURSDAY EVENING IN SOUTHWEST IOWA HAS MADE SOME LOCATIONS THERE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT.

Flash Flood Watch for counties in green

Flash Flood Watch for counties in green

CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-RINGGOLD– 753 PM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016 …FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA… * UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY * LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL TONIGHT WITH THE BEST CHANCES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL FROM SOUTH CENTRAL INTO SOUTHEAST IOWA…HEAVY RAIN WHICH FELL THURSDAY EVENING IN SOUTHWEST IOWA HAS MADE SOME LOCATIONS THERE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLASH FLOODING TONIGHT. * FLASH FLOODING CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT CAN BE MORE DIFFICULT TO SEE FLOODED ROADS. EXERCISE CAUTION IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

24 Hour Rainfall Totals ending at 7:00 am on May 27

Ag/Outdoor, News, Weather

May 27th, 2016 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  3.51″
  • Atlantic (10th & Cherry)  4.5″
  • Atlantic (11th & Poplar)  4.5″
  • Atlantic (Heritage House)  5.0″
  • Atlantic (near high school)  7.3″
  • 7 miles NE of Atlantic  1.18″
  • Massena  1.13″
  • Elk Horn  1.43″
  • Avoca  .8″
  • Oakland  1.25″
  • Logan  .04″
  • Woodbine  .01″
  • Villisca  1.35″
  • Missouri Valley  .02″
  • Irwin  .22″
  • Sidney  3.9″
  • Panora  3.5″
  • Clarinda  1.4″
  • Shenandoah  2.5″
  • Council Bluffs  .6″