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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast – Mon., Oct. 15 2012

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October 15th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis (Podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, along with the weather stats for Atlantic….

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NWS Forecast for the KJAN listening area – Mon., Oct. 15th 2012

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October 15th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

(prepared by the National Weather Service in Des Moines)

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOW AROUND 50. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 80. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. COLDER. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. BREEZY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S.

Rainfall in Atlantic (updated 7-a.m. Sunday)

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October 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

Rainfall overnight in Atlantic (at the KJAN studios), as of 7-a.m. Sunday (Oct. 14th), was 1.06″.  That is also our 24-hour total. The rain had pretty much ended by 7-a.m., with just some light drizzle remaining in town. Total rainfall for Atlantic, including the Friday-Saturday precipitation, amounted to 1.93-inches.

Iowa gets much-needed rain as storms hit Midwest

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October 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Severe thunderstorms were expected throughout the midsection of the country on Saturday, but many in Iowa are likely happy to see the rain after a summer of drought. The National Weather Service says much of the state will get at least some rain, with some areas in south central Iowa getting as much as 2 inches by today (Sunday). Iowa has struggled with record drought this year. As late as Thursday, three-fourths of the state remained in extreme or exceptional drought — the two worst classifications.

NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties: Sun., Oct. 14th 2012

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October 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

TODAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. WEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. WARMER. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 50S.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY…COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.

Hazardous Weather update: 3:16-p.m. Sat., Oct. 13th 2012

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October 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES….

AREA COUNTIES COVERED: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON….

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED…BUT A FEW OF THE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT EXPECTED.

Freese-Notis Forecast: Sat., Oct. 13 2012

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October 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area:

Today: Showers and occasional thunderstorms. High 74. S @ 15-30.

Tonight: Scattered showers & thunderstorms. Low 53. S-SW winds becoming NW @ 10-15.

Sunday: Rain ending in the morning; Becoming Partly Cloudy. High 68. NW @ 10-20.

Sun. Night: Mostly Clear. Low 43.

Mon. & Tue.: Mo Sunny. High’s in the mid-70’s.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 73. Our 24-hour Low ending at 7-a.m. Saturday will go down as 33-degrees. 24-hour Rainfall (ending at 7-a.m. today) was .87″.

Hazardous Weather Outlook: Western & Central Iowa – Sat. Oct. 13 2012

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October 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS AND CASS COUNTIES

423 AM CDT SAT OCT 13 2012

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NUMEROUS TODAY AND THIS EVENING…ISOLATED AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH A LOW PROBABILITY OF HAIL UP TO PENNY SIZE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT LIKELY.

ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR AND RINGGOLD COUNTIES

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NUMEROUS TODAY AND THIS EVENING…ISOLATED AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL THE MAIN THREAT. HIGH WINDS WILL BE A SECONDARY THREAT. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE MISSOURI BORDER.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BETWEEN 400 PM AND 800 PM TODAY.

Hazardous Weather Outlook: Far western/sw Iowa – Sat., Oct. 13 2012

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October 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

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

356 AM CDT SAT OCT 13 2012

THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA TODAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER WITH THESE STORMS…WITH LARGE HAIL THE MAIN HAZARD AND ALSO A RISK FOR A FEW DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. ALSO AN ISOLATED TORNADO CAN’T BE RULED OUT.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: Sat., Oct. 13 2012

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October 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

340 AM CDT

TODAY…OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…WARMER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING… THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

MONDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.