Today: Mostly Cloudy. High near 77. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A low around 62. N/NE @ 10-20. New rainfall amounts of less than 1/10 of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tomorrow: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. E/NE winds 10-20 mph.
Tom. Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 93. Our Low this morning (as of 5-a.m.), was 67. Rainfall at KJAN this morning (as of 5-a.m.), was 1.02″. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 89 and the Low was 70. The Record High in Atlantic on July 30th was 102 in 1931 & 1947. The Record Low was 39 in 1971. Sunrise today: 6:13; Sunset tonight: 8:40.

(Radio Iowa) – Strong storms blew into northern and eastern Iowa last night packing winds clocked in some areas from 70 to 100 miles and hour. Sioux County Emergency Management Coordinator Ryan De Kruyf says it hit there around 9:15p-m. “Throughout the county, we’re seeing a lot of tree damage, infrastructure damage, trees that fell on houses, and yeah, it’s ‘s pretty remarkable to drive around and there’s not a lot of areas that don’t have any damage whatsoever,” he says. Some 10-thousand homes were without power and De Kruyf says crews are working to get that restored. “Be cautious and if you don’t have to be out, definitely don’t be out and looking around give the workers that are out there working trying to clear the debris and clear the trees away room to work and so everyone can stay safe,” De Kruyf says.

He says no one was injured in the storm. “We did have a couple houses that some people were trapped in just simply because the exit or doorways were blocked with trees, but we got those people out safely,” De Kruyf says. De Kruyf says many of the toppled tree were large and old. “Orange City specifically, there’s a bunch of pretty old trees that are down and it’s pretty remarkable what this wind event did. It’s it’s snapped a bunch of trees that are quite old, probably ten feet up, and I’ve never seen anything like this,” De Kruyf says.

Tree damage in Sioux County. (KSOU photo)

Garner Mayor Tim Schmidt saw the same type of damage in his Hancock County town in north-central Iowa. “It’s quite severe, probably the worst I’ve ever seen,” Schmidt says. He says you couldn’t get anywhere right after the storm hit. “Streets were pretty impassable. I went up to City Hall prior to this storm, otherwise I would have never made it. They’ve been working and hitting the streets cleared. There was a lot of power lines down. Power has been restored on most of the houses,” he says. Schmidt says it’s going to take a lot of work clearing the large number of trees. “I’d say right now, rough estimates 150 to 200. You know you can’t go down a street without being damage,” he says.

Schmidt says the Hancock County Supervisors have declared the county a disaster area.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 93. HEAT ADVISORY from Noon until 8-p.m. Heat index values as high as 106. South wind at around 5 mph.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after midnight. A low around 68. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tomorrow: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. A high near 77. E/NE winds 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tom. Night: Showers and thunderstorms. A low around 61. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 91. Our Low this morning, 69. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 94 and the Low was 67. The Record High in Atlantic on July 29th was 102 in 1917. The Record Low was 46 in 1952. Sunrise today: 6:12; Sunset tonight: 8:41.

(Radio Iowa) – Scattered damage to trees and power lines is reported across northern and central Iowa after thunderstorms last (Sunday) night and early this morning, some of which packed strong winds. MidAmerican Energy reports the power was out to 30-thousand homes statewide at the peak of the storm. National Weather Service meteorologist Brooke Hagenhoff says those winds are to blame. “Around midnight or so we had some gusts between 60 to 70 miles an hour,” Hagenhoff says. “As the storms have gone south through the early morning hours, we’re still seeing gusts between 40 to 50 mph across central to southern Iowa.” Once these storms pass, Hagenhoff says another muggy July day is ahead.

“The heat builds in really quickly and with that also humidity with all of this rain that’s around,” she says. “We’re looking at the heat index this afternoon, that feels-like temperature between 105 to 110 or even higher, so dangerous heat here settling in.” An Extreme Heat Warning will be posted starting at noon for western Iowa and for the state’s southern half, as heat indices may reach as high as 115 degrees, though Hagenhoff says a cool-down is coming soon.

“Southern Iowa is still going to be pretty steamy on Tuesday, but by Wednesday, the entire state is going to see high temperatures just in the 70s,” she says, “so quite a bit of relief on the way if we can just make it to Wednesday.” No injuries were reported in this morning’s severe weather.

Atlantic (KJAN), .06″ *

7.1 miles N/NE of Atlantic, .19″ *

Anita & Marne, .25″

Audubon, .30″

Carroll, .55″

Clarinda, .20″

Corning, .05″

8.3 miles W/NW of Creston,.22″ *

Cumberland, .10″

2.4 miles SE of Earling, .31″

Elk Horn, .18″ *

Emerson, Griswold & Red Oak, .05″

Glenwood, Greenfield & Guthrie Center, .15″

Harlan & Shenandoah, .10″

Lenox, 1.00″

Massena, .05″

North of Neola, .50″

Oakland, .20″

Persia, .48″ *

Woodbine, .15″ *

(Will be updated as reports become available)* Official National Weather Service reports (All other reports are from the public, and are unofficial observations)

(Omaha, Nebraska) – Weather bulletins for severe thunderstorms were issued by the National Weather Service in Omaha, early today (Monday) for parts of eastern Nebraska, western and southwest Iowa. The storms packed radar-estimated winds of 60-to 70-miles per hour.

At around 3:20-a.m., law enforcement in Harrison County reported thunderstorm winds tore the off of a home in Mondamin.The last warning issued for the area expired prior to 4:30-a.m.

Today: Showers and thunderstorms before 8am; Sunny, with a high near 94. EXTREME HEAT WARNING from Noon until 8-p.m. Heat index values as high as 109. Winds South at 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tomorrow: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. S/SE winds 5-10. Heat index values as high as 102.
Tom. Night: A 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Low around 68.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms. A high near 77.
Wed. Night: A chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 62.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 92. Our Low this morning, 68. As of 5-a.m. in Atlantic, we received .09 rain this morning at KJAN. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 88 and the Low was 68. The Record High in Atlantic on July 28th was 105 in 1935. The Record Low was 43 in 2013. Sunrise today: 6:11; Sunset tonight: 8:42.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 92. **HEAT ADVISORY from Noon until 8-p.m.** Heat index values as high as 105-110 degrees. Wind South @ 5-10 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. South wind 10- 20 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 109. S/SW wind 5-10 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind 5 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Tue. Night: A 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. A low around 68.
Wednesday: A 60% chance of showers, and possible thunderstorms. High near 77.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 89. Our Low this morning, 67. We had a Trace of rain Saturday morning at KJAN. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 88 and the Low was 69. The Record High in Atlantic on July 27th was 105 in 1930. The Record Low was 41 in 2013. Sunrise today: 6:10; Sunset tonight: 8:43.

Today: Mostly cloudy this morning w/a slight chance of showers & thunderstorms before 7am. Gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 85. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 92. EXTREME HEAT WATCH in effect from Noon until 8-p.m for heat index values as high as 106. S/SE-S winds 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Tom. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95.
Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A low around 72.
Tuesday: A slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms; Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 85. The Low was 70. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 89 and the Low was 69. The Record High in Atlantic on July 26th was 109 in 1936. The Record Low was 43 in 1962. Sunrise today: 6:09; Sunset tonight: 8:44.

Today: Patchy fog before 10-a.m.; Mostly cloudy w/a sight chance evening showers &  thunderstorms (after 5-p.m.). A high near 83. E/SE breeze at 5-10 mph this morning.
Tonight: A 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 69. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Saturday: Cloudy in the morning w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly before 7am. Gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 94.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 83. The Low was 68. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 89 and the Low was 69. The Record High in Atlantic on July 25th was 117 in 1936 (That was also the ALL-TIME Record High ever recorded in Atlantic). The Record Low was 44 in 1894. Sunrise today: 6:07; Sunset tonight: 8:44.