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Special Weather Statement for western/southwest IA, re: Dense Fog

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April 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES

507 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2016 …

PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. POCKETS OF FOG, WHICH MAY BRIEFLY BE DENSE AT TIMES WITH VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS, WILL BE IN THE AREA THROUGH AROUND SUNRISE TODAY.

TOWARD SUNRISE OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE FOG WILL BEGIN TO LIFT AND CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE THROUGH MID MORNING.

IF TRAVELING EARLY THIS MORNING…USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS… SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. ALSO BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR INTERSECTIONS AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG AS ONCOMING TRAINS AND VEHICLES MAY BE HIDDEN BY THE FOG.

Hazardous Weather Outlook for western/southwest IA (issued 4/23/16)

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April 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES:

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES RETURN LATE TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING, AND AGAIN FROM TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING…AND AGAIN FROM LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ALTHOUGH THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS…AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES:

THUNDERSTORMS COULD MOVE INTO OR DEVELOP OVER PARTS OF THE AREA TONIGHT. SEVERE STORMS DO NOT APPEAR LIKELY AT THIS TIME.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A HIGHER CHANCE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING. A FEW STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS COULD OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS COULD OCCUR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY, AND FROM THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SOME STRONG STORMS APPEAR POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY…MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

Skyscan forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA, 4/23/16

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April 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

TODAY…SUNNY…BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. BREEZY…WARMER. LOW AROUND 57. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT. A FEW STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS COULD OCCUR OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SUNDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.

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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 4/22/16

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April 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly Cloudy. High 68 NW winds becoming SE @ 10.

Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 47. SE @ 5.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy & breezy. High 75. S @ 15-25.

Tom. Night: A 30% chance of showers after midnight. Low 59.

Sunday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High around 75.

Sunday Night: A 50% chance of shwrs & tstorms through midnight. Low 56.

Monday: P/Cldy  w/a slight chance of rain early. High around 70.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 66. The 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 49. We had a Trace of mist/drizzle late Thursday morning. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 57 and the low was 26. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 90 in 1980. The Record Low was 20 in 1936.

NWS forecast for Cass & surrounding counties, 4/22/16

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April 22nd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

347 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY…WARMER. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 70.

Local Rainfall Totals at 7:00 am on 4-21-2016

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

April 21st, 2016 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  1.16″
  • Massena  .93″
  • 7 Miles NE of Atlantic  .94″
  • Missouri Valley  2.48″
  • Schleswig  1.5″
  • Logan  2.4″
  • Council Bluffs  1.38″
  • Irwin  1.3″
  • Creston  .49″
  • Bedford  .31″

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 4/21/16

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April 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers. High 66. NW @ 10-20.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 47. NW @ 5.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 68. Winds light & variable.

Tom. Night: P/Cldy. Low 44.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 73.

Sunday: P/Cldy w/a 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High 75.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 58. The 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 49. We received 1.16” of rain over the past 24-hours. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 59 and the low was 27. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 88 in 1980. The Record Low was 16 in 1907.

NWS forecast for Cass & surrounding counties, 4/21/16

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April 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson

346 AM CDT THU APR 21 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…NUMEROUS LIGHT SHOWERS. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WARMER. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S.

Rainfalls Totals at 7:00 am on 4-20-2016

Ag/Outdoor, Weather

April 20th, 2016 by Jim Field

  • KJAN, Atlantic  .36″
  • Massena  .55″
  • Missouri Valley  .76″
  • Logan  .57″
  • Irwin  .11″
  • Council Bluffs  .61″
  • Bedford  .67″
  • Sidney  1.9″

Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 4/20/16

Weather

April 20th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Showers & occasional thunderstorms. High 60. East winds becoming westerly @ 10-15 late.

Tonight: Light rain. Low 49. W @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/light rain or showers in the morning. High 66. NW @ 10-20.

Friday: Partly Cloudy. High near 70.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High around 73.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic at the KJAN studios, was 62. The 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 44. Rainfall this morning (through 7-a.m.), amounted to .36″.  Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 56 and the low was 35. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 90 in 1902. The Record Low was 18 in 1956.