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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH until 10-p.m. (4/24)

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April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

225 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

THE SEVERE STORMS PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN, OK., HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 101 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR ADAMS AUDUBON BUENA VISTA CALHOUN CARROLL CASS CHEROKEE CLAY CRAWFORD DICKINSON EMMET FREMONT GREENE GUTHRIE HARRISON IDA LYON MILLS MONONA MONTGOMERY O’BRIEN OSCEOLA PAGE PALO ALTO PLYMOUTH POCAHONTAS POTTAWATTAMIE SAC SHELBY SIOUX TAYLOR WOODBURY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10-p.m (Counties in mauve)

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10-p.m (Counties in mauve)

PROBABILITY TABLE:

PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 20%

PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /F2-F5/ TORNADOES : <02%

PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60%

PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS > 75 MPH : 30%

PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 90%

PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS > 2 INCHES : 30%

PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%

MAX HAIL /INCHES/ : 2.5

MAX WIND GUSTS SURFACE /MPH/ : 75

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.

Precautions when a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is issued:
Unplug electronic equipment. Power surges from lightning can damage computers, monitors and TVs, and cause sparks that might start a fire.
If it’s safe, bring in outdoor furniture and other items that could blow away. These may become a hazard.
Stay inside a building or car that’s not a convertible.
Rubber tires won’t protect you from lightning so avoid touching metal inside the car.
Close windows, shutters, blinds, shades, and curtains. This will help keep out wind, rain, and broken glass.
Make sure outside doors are securely closed. This will help keep out wind and rain.

(Updated) Hazardous Weather Outlook for western & southwest IA

Weather

April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES (1239 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016):

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING…WITH SOME OF THE STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE WEEK. THERE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS LOW AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

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

SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SPREAD INTO
SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE IN THE DAY AND THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BETWEEN ABOUT 4 AND 5 PM ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR WAYNE TO WEST OF LINCOLN…WITH THE LINE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUFFICIENT SHEAR AND INSTABILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR MAINLY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO AS WELL…MAINLY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WHERE LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL BE HIGHEST.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL PUSH A DRYLINE AND COLD FRONT INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…LEADING TO THE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS. MOST OF THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER BY MID EVENING…AND EAST OF SOUTHWEST IOWA BY  MIDNIGHT, ENDING THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS TUESDAY…ESPECIALLY DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE ACTIVE PATTERN SHOULD CONTINUE WITH A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT…THEN AGAIN FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, 4/24/16

Weather

April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly Sunny & windy, w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. High near 77. S @ 15-30mph
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some severe storms are possible. Otherwise mostly cloudy & windy. Low 56. S @ 15-30.
Monday: Mo. Cldy w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms in the morning; Becoming mostly sunny & breezy. High near 72. W @ 10-25mph
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday: P/Sunny & breezy, w/a slight chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 67. E @ 10-25mph.
Tuesday Night: A 70% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Low around 51.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. High near 62.

Severe weather possible this afternoon: Hazardous Weather Outlook

Weather

April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR COUNTIES…417 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING…AND ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY BE SEVERE. ALTHOUGH THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS…AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE WEEK. SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MAINLY SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 34. ALTHOUGH THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE IOWA HIGHWAY 3 CORRIDOR.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…..

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY LAST INTO THE EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. CHANCES ARE HIGHEST OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA DURING THE AFTERNOON…THEN THERE SHOULD BE AN EASTWARD SHIFT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS TUESDAY…ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE ACTIVE PATTERN SHOULD CONTINUE WITH A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT…THEN AGAIN FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT… SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

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

Weather

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)

Weather

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

Podcasts, Weather

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

Weather

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

Weather

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″