347 AM CDT WED APR 30 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TODAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN UNTIL EARLY MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. BREEZY. LOW IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 30S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.

(Updated 4:04-a.m.)

• Today Showers, mainly after 8am. Steady temperature around 47. Breezy, with a north wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Tonight Rain, mainly before 2am. Low around 37. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Wednesday A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Wednesday Night A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Thursday A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Thursday Night A 30 percent chance of rain before 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.
• Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1243 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

IAZ043-055-056-281830-
SHELBY IA-HARRISON IA-MONONA IA-
1243 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SHELBY…NORTHEASTERN
HARRISON AND SOUTHEASTERN MONONA COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM CDT…

AT 1242 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10
MILES WEST OF EARLING…OR 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DENISON…MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MOORHEAD…DUNLAP…SOLDIER…SCHABEN PARK AND PREPARATION CANYON
STATE PARK.

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OTTUMWA, Iowa (AP) – Iowa authorities are tallying up the damage and injuries caused by powerful storms that struck the state. The National Weather Service says the storms damaged a number of Iowa towns as gusts neared 90 mph and hail up to an inch in diameter fell on Sunday.

The service says radar data suggested that a tornado struck the southern Iowa city of Ottumwa. City officials told The Ottumwa Courier that several homes were damaged and some residents were injured near Liberty Elementary School on the southwest side of Ottumwa. Assistant Fire Chief Mike Craff says it’s unclear how many people were hurt.

A storm was blamed for a person’s death in the Keokuk County town of Kinross, but a county dispatcher said Monday morning that she couldn’t provide any information.

Today: Mostly Cloudy a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 67. Southeast wind 15-20mph.New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight: A 60% chance of showers and thunderstorms, Low around 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: A 100% chance of showers. High near 51. North-northwest wind 10 to 25 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tues. Night: An 80% chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Low around 38. North -northwest wind 15 to 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers. High near 51. Northwest wind 15 to 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wed. Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Low around 39. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers. High near 51.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 65. Our Low through 4:30-a.m. today was 51. Rain in Atlantic Sunday amounted to .46″.

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…DENISON…CARROLL…JEFFERSON
410 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

…STRONG EASTERLY WINDS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS…

EASTERLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR
45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
DIMINISH THIS EVENING. LOOSE OBJECTS ARE LIKELY TO BLOW AROUND AND
TRAVEL WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
349 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 95 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS… IN IOWA THIS CANCELS 16 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL IOWA: DALLAS POLK

IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA: CLARKE DECATUR LUCAS  MADISON RINGGOLD UNION
WARREN WAYNE

IN SOUTHWEST IOWA: ADAIR ADAMS CASS  TAYLOR

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA: AUDUBON GUTHRIE

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ADAIR…ADEL…ALLERTON…
ATLANTIC…AUDUBON…BAYARD…BEDFORD…CARLISLE…CASEY…
CHARITON…CORNING…CORYDON…CRESTON…DES MOINES…EARLHAM…
EXIRA…FONTANELLE…GREENFIELD…GUTHRIE CENTER…HUMESTON…
INDIANOLA…LAMONI…LENOX…LEON…MOUNT AYR…NEW MARKET…
NORWALK…OSCEOLA…PANORA…PERRY…SEYMOUR…STUART…
WAUKEE AND WINTERSET.

GUTHRIE IA-CASS IA-MADISON IA-UNION IA-DALLAS IA-ADAIR IA-
100 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

…STRONG WINDS AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE WITH LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
IN ADAIR COUNTY…

AT 1259 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES EAST OF ATLANTIC
TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREENFIELD TO NEAR GREEN VALLEY LAKE…AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
PERRY…ADEL…GREENFIELD…STUART…DALLAS CENTER…EARLHAM…LAKE
PANORAMA…PANORA…DE SOTO…REDFIELD…FONTANELLE…DEXTER…
CASEY…ORIENT…DIAMONDHEAD LAKE…MINBURN…MENLO…YALE…LINDEN
AND LAKIN SLOUGH GAME MANAGEMENT AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS…AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

TAYLOR IA-UNION IA-ADAIR IA-RINGGOLD IA-ADAMS IA-
1226 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2014

…STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN TAYLOR COUNTY MOVING NORTHEAST…

AT 1225 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
NEAR BEDFORD…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
LENOX AROUND 1240 PM CDT.
CRESTON AND GREEN VALLEY LAKE AROUND 1255 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE LAKE OF THREE FIRES
STATE PARK…KENT…SHARPSBURG…CROMWELL…CONWAY…CRESTON
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…PRESCOTT…GRAVITY…GREEN VALLEY LAKE STATE PARK
AND CLEARFIELD.

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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NORTHEAST IOWA.