Today (Memorial Day) – Scattered showers and thunderstorms & patchy fog this morning, otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South winds @ 5-10 mph
Tonight – Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. S/SW wind 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday – Partly Sunday w/a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 83. SW wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tue. Night – Mo. Cldy w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 63. W/NW wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday – Mo. Sunny w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 85. E/NE wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wed. Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Thursday – Mo. Sunny w/a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 83.

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Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 79. Our low this morning (as of 5-a.m. was 63). Rainfall yesterday and this morning was .67″ (as of 5-a.m.).

346 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. PATCHY FOG. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

TODAY…PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT… THEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

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

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

AREA COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-456 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014

TONIGHT AND MONDAY: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT…AND THEN AGAIN ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. SEVERE WEATHER IS GENERALLY NOT EXPECTED…BUT SOME GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS THIS EVENING AND ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY:
THERE IS AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH MONDAY.

AUDUBON-CASS-ADAMS-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…AUDUBON…EXIRA…ATLANTIC…CORNING…
BEDFORD…LENOX…NEW MARKET…MOUNT AYR
445 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014

…SEVERAL STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST
IOWA…

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING AND INTENSIFYING FROM FAR
NORTHWEST MISSOURI INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA. THE STORMS ARE MOVING TO
THE NORTH NORTHEAST AROUND 20 MPH AND ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH…NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

IF STORMS APPROACH YOUR AREA SEEK SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

439 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014

…STRONG STORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHWEST IOWA…

AT 438 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENFIELD…MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM ALONG WITH NICKEL HAIL AND TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…GREENFIELD…FONTANELLE…BRIDGEWATER…GREENFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND NODAWAY PARK.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS…AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS…FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

258 PM CDT SUN MAY 25 2014

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MILLS…NORTHWESTERN PAGE…SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY AND CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT…

AT 258 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SIDNEY…OR 25 MILES NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM…ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

SIDNEY…ESSEX…RANDOLPH…IMOGENE…WAUBONSIE STATE PARK AND PIERCE

RECREATION AREA.

Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 6 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Memorial Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. South southwest wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tue. Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

 Today: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Memorial Day: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

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Above-normal runoff is expected over the coming weeks in the Missouri River system, but officials with the U-S Army Corps of Engineers say -no- flooding is anticipated. Jody Farhat, who heads the Corps’ Missouri River Basin Water Management Office in Omaha, says more water will be pouring into the waterway but it shouldn’t cause a problem as it’s been so dry. Farhat says, “Runoff this year is expected to be above-average and flood control remains our primary consideration, however, drought persists across much of the lower basin and storage in the Missouri River main stem reservoir system remains below normal due to the 2012 drought.”

Kevin Stom, a Corps engineer in the water management office, provides more details about the expected run off.  “The 2014 calendar year runoff forecast is 31.7-million acre feet, which is 125% of normal, above Sioux City, Iowa,” Stom says. “April runoff of 2.8-million acre feet, or 96% of normal, is 0.6-million acre feet below the April forecast.” Corps engineer Mike Swenson says they have plenty of storage space in the upstream reservoirs to handle additional water from runoff.

“Reservoir system storage is currently at 54.6-million acre feet and is 1.5-million acre feet below the top of the carryover multiple use zone,” Swenson says. “This 1.5-million acre feet of storage is in addition to the 16.3-million acre feet of flood control storage that is normally available at the start of the runoff season.”

Swenson says releases from Gavins Point Dam have been increased to 30-thousand cubic feet per second, and release levels will go higher as needed later in the season to support downstream navigation.

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The Freese-Notis Weather Forecast for the KJAN listening area and weather information for Atlantic.

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