The National Weather Service says people in Iowa should be prepared for severe weather, especially this afternoon and this evening. In their web briefing late this (Saturday) morning, officials said the primary threat from storms will be damaging winds and large hail, lightening, and heavy downpours of rain.

Winds of 60-to 80-miles per hour can have the same effect as an EF-0 tornado. The level of storm activity will vary widely, depending on how far north a frontal boundary that pushes north from Missouri will end up. Right now, the target is southern Iowa, but southwest and western Iowa could be affected…especially by strong winds and large hail.

Timing for these events will be this afternoon through the midnight hours. Most of the State of Iowa is under a “Slight” risk for severe weather. The greatest chance for severe weather will be in far southeast Iowa into central Illinois. Stay tuned to KJAN for further weather updates.

456 AM CDT SAT JUL 26 2014

AREAS COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION–

…PATCHY DENSE FOG DEVELOPING ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING…

LOCALIZED AREAS OF DENSE FOG HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY OF ONE TO TWO MILES WILL BE COMMON OVER MUCH OF THE REGION EARLY TODAY…BUT LOCALIZED AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

DUE TO THE PATCHY NATURE OF THE DENSE FOG…IF YOU ARE TRAVELING PREPARE FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITIES. USE EXTRA CAUTION…AND SLOW DOWN. IF DENSE FOG IS ENCOUNTERED…BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WHEN APPROACHING INTERSECTIONS AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND TRAINS MAY BE HIDDEN BY THE DENSE FOG.

COUNTIES: GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD–POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE; 424 AM CDT SAT

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE’ HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR TODAY CALLS FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING, MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THESE STORMS WILL MAINLY BE CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE INTERACTING WITH A FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

SOME OF THE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE…ESPECIALLY FAR SOUTH…WITH DAMAGING WIND…LARGE HAIL AND A FEW TORNADOES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS MAY OCCUR AS WELL WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A FEW INCHES POSSIBLE IN A SHORT TIME.

Today A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 89. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

Sunday Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 78.

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329 PM CDT FRI JUL 25 2014

CASS-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-COUNTIES….

…HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE HEAT ADVISORY.

HEAT INDEX VALUES ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO BE HIGH THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS…READINGS AROUND 100 DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE…BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES...

…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

* TEMPERATURES…WILL HOLD IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S THROUGH 7 PM BEFORE FALLING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 80S BY 9 OR 10 PM.

* HEAT INDEX…THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES THROUGH 7 PM.

The (podcast) Freese-Notis weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, & weather information for Atlantic.

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updated 400 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2014

HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HOT AND HUMID. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 105 IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 101 TO 106 THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SUNDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. NOT AS WARM. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S.

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

335 AM CDT FRI JUL 25 2014

COUNTIES: CASS-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM 

HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID AND UPPER 90S DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF THE HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY VALUES WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

CASS-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATLANTIC...CORNING...CRESTON...
BEDFORD...LENOX...NEW MARKET...MOUNT AYR
332 PM CDT THU JUL 24 2014

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM RAPIDLY ON FRIDAY...APPROACHING
  THE 90 DEGREE MARK BY MOON.

* TEMPERATURE...HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOW TO MID 90S.
  DEW POINT TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE LOW TO MID 70S. THIS
  COMBINATION WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS.

   TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE.
WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING
OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE.
WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

   TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST
BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME
BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT
STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT AND HUMID. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 105 IN THE AFTERNOON.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS 100 TO 105 THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE MID 60S.

SUNDAY..MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGH AROUND 80.