Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. East northeast wind 10-20 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers, late. A low around 48.

Sunday: Mo. Cldy & breezy w/a slight chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 68. Winds SE @ 15-25 mph.

Sunday Night: A 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low around 58.

Monday: Partly sunny w/a 60% chance  of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. A high near 82. Winds S @ 20-35 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

Friday’s High in Atlantic was 57. Our Low this morning was 42. Last year on April 26th, the High in Atlantic was 68 and the Low was 49. The Record High was 92 in 1987 & 1989. The Record Low was 15 in 1907. Sunrise: 6:24; Sunset: 8:12.

Atlantic (KJAN), 1.15”

Atlantic, 7.1 miles N/NE, .82”

Anita, 1.0”

Audubon, 1.35″

Bedford, 1.15″

Clarinda, 1.07”

Corning, .75”

Creston, .89″

Elk Horn, 1.31”

Glenwood, 1.2”

Greenfield, .90”

Griswold, .85”

Guthrie Center, 1.4”

Harlan, .90”

Marne, 1.25″

Massena, .50”

Missouri Valley, 1.07”

Neola, 2.00” (& some hail)

Oakland, .65”

Panora, 1.21″

Red Oak, .95”

Sac City, .63″

Schelswig, .98”

Shenandoah, 1.37”

Stanton, 1.00″

Thurman, .61″

5:50-p.m. Golf ball-size hail 3-miles NE of Council Bluffs

5:25-p.m. Quarter-size hail 4 miles W. of Underwood

5:05-p.m. Half-dollar size hail 4 miles NE & 2 miles N of Council Bluffs

5:00-p.m. Golf Ball-size hail 4 miles NE of Council Bluffs

4:47-p.m. Tornado 4 miles E/NE of Council Bluffs

Numerous other reports of large hail (¼”-to-1 ¾” diameter) falling in the Council Bluffs area between 4:45 and 5:50-p.m.

Today: Cloudy w/a 20% chance of showers before 8am. A high near 58. North wind 10 to 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. NE winds 10-20 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East wind 10 to 20 mph.
Sat. Night: Mostly cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 48.
Sunday: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Breezy. A high near 68.
Sunday Night: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Breezy. A low around 59.
Monday: A 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Windy. A high near 83.
Monday Night: A 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 48. .
Tuesday: Mostly sunny & breezy, with a high near 66.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 73. Our Low this morning, 50. We received 1.15″ of rain overnight. Last year on April 25th, the High in Atlantic was 64 and the Low was 49. The Record High was 91 in 2012. The Record Low was 20 in 1934. Sunrise: 6:26; Sunset: 8:11.

KJAN, .49”

7.1 miles N/NE of Atlantic, .57”

Audubon, .7”

Corning, .8”

Council Bluffs, .2″

Dunlap, .09″

Earling, .04″

Elk Horn, .17”

Glenwood, .55”

Greenfield, .6”

Griswold, .85″

Guthrie Center, .86”

Harlan, 1.1”

Hastings, .37″

Kirkman, .5″

Mondamin, .41″

Missouri Valley, .1”

Oakland, 1.1”

Persia, .07″

Red Oak, .85”

Sac City, .64″

Stanton, .7″

Thurman, 1.64″

7:49-p.m. = 1″ diameter hail 3 miles E. of Sac City reported by a severe storms spotter.

7:36-p.m. = Nickel-size hail reported in Sac City.

6:55-p.m.= Thunderstorm wind gust of up to 60 mph reported near Guthrie Center & in a 2-3 mile area nearby.

6:36-p.m.= Ping-pong ball size hail reported 11 miles NE of Exira by law enforcement & Emergency management officials.

6:31-p.m.= Nickel-size hail covered the ground in Exira.

6:01-p.m= 1″ diameter hail reported 1 mile S. of Walnut.

Today: Cloudy w/an 80% chance of showers & isolated thunderstorms. High near 72. East winds 10-20 mph. Locally heavy rain, small hail and gusty winds are all possible. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorm. Low around 49. E/NE winds @ 5-10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/a slight chance of showers. A high near 62. Winds N @ 10-25 mph.
Tom. Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. N/NE @ 10-20.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy w/a chance of showers late. A low around 46.
Sunday: Mo. Cldy & breezy w/a 40% chance of showers. A high near 71.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 78 and the Low was 53. We received .48″ rain Wednesday night.  Last year on April 24th, the High in Atlantic was 68 and the Low was 33. The Record High was 91 in 1989. The Record Low was 9 in 1956. Sunrise: 6:27; Sunset: 8:10.

(Clarinda, Iowa) – Page County Emergency Management Coordinator Jill Harvey, Tuesday, issued a report on damage part of the county sustained during the April 17th tornadoes.  An EF-1 tornado touched down at around 8:40-p.m. April 17th in Fremont County, southeast of Randolph, before moving east into northwestern Page County. The National Weather Service says the tornado caused significant damage before lifting just east of Nyman, at around 9:08-p.m.

Jill Harvey reports:

• 1 residential home was destroyed
• 2 agricultural structures sustained major damage
• 43 additional structures were damaged
• There were widespread power outages due to down trees and power lines, and
• Trees and power poles at the Pierce Creek Recreation Area in Page County sustained extensive damage.

Jill Harvey says local city and county officials, along with the Essex Volunteer Fire and EMS Department, responded immediately after the event, and conducted door-to-door searched in the impacted area. EMA Coordinators from Cass, Clarke and Montgomery Counties arrived last Friday morning (April 18th) to assist with preliminary damage assessments. In addition, the American Red Cross was on-site Friday, and continues to provide assistance to affected residents.

As previously mentioned, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds issued a Disaster Proclamation, which activated the Individual Assistance Grant Program for Page and Fremont Counties, along with two counties in northwest Iowa. To learn more about the program and/or to apply, go to https://homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/assistance#.

Today: Mostly cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. A high near 73. S/SE winds 5-10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Some storms may produce gusty winds, hail and locally heavy rain.
Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/a 70% chance of showers & thunderstorms. A low around 54. E/SE @ 5-10.  New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tomorrow: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 71. E/SE @ 10-20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tom. Night: Showers & some thunderstorms. Low around 49. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday: Mo. Cldy w/a slight chance of showers. A high near 64.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 72 and the Low was 46. Last year on April 23rd, the High in Atlantic was 69 and the Low was 32. The Record High was 88 in 1950. The Record Low was 19 in 1893. Sunrise: 6:290; Sunset: 8:09.

Atlantic (KJAN), .01″

Atlantic (7.1 miles N/NE), .10″

Earling, .13″

Elk Horn, .11″