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Northern Iowa travelers warned about bad weather

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March 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Travelers in northern Iowa have been advised to take extra care because of a possible blizzard.  The Iowa Transportation Department says the 25-35 mph winds and snowfall on Monday will lead to drifting snow and reduced visibility. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning for several northern Iowa counties.

Winter weather advisories have been issued for most of the counties in the eastern quarter of Iowa.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Mon., March 18th 2013

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March 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis (Podcast) forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic…

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Strong winds expected across the area today (Monday)

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March 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
453 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY
AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. THIS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES…ESPECIALLY ON NORTH/SOUTH RUNNING ROADWAYS.

NWS Forecast for Cass & area Counties: March 13th 2013

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March 18th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

329 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013

TODAY…CLOUDY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. SNOW LIKELY THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW BEFORE NOON. WINDY. NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE MID 30S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF SNOW 70 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. SCATTERED FLURRIES IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED FLURRIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

Hazardous Weather Outlook: West Central/Central IA

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March 17th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD 501 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013

TODAY AND TONIGHT: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES MAY BE MODERATE AT TIMES…ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE FORECAST FOR LATE MONDAY MORNING INTO EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

Hazardous Weather Outlook: Southwest/West Central Iowa: Sun-Mon. March 17th-18th 2013

Weather

March 17th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES:MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE-

414 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013

DAY ONE…SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT: RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA…COULD SEE SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY MONDAY MORNING. AREAS TO THE SOUTH SHOULD SEE AMOUNTS LESS THAN AN INCH…WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION NEARER THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI BORDERS.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL DRIVE A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. THE RAIN COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS LATE AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA…THEN SPREAD EAST AND SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW DURING THE EVENING IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA…THEN BY MIDNIGHT IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA. THE CHANGE TO SNOW IS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON MONDAY…NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO KICK UP INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH SOME GUSTS OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: Sun., March 17th 2013

Weather

March 17th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

416 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 40. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TONIGHT…A CHANCE OF RAIN POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW IN THE EVENING…THEN RAIN LIKELY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 1 INCH. LOW AROUND 30. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW 15 TO 20. HIGH IN THE MID 30S.

Saturday Morning Forecast 3-16-2013

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March 16th, 2013 by admin

w/Marissa Hovde

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Corps launches water conservation plan on Missouri River due to drought

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March 15th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Drought conditions persist across the Midwest and Great Plains regions which translates to a lower runoff forecast for the Missouri River basin. Kevin Stom, with the water control bureau of the U-S Army Corps of Engineers, says the river’s runoff remains low, but there’s been a small pick-up in recent weeks. “We are forecasting 20-million acre feet of runoff above Sioux City, which is 81-percent of normal,” Stom says. “This is a slight increase of 0.1-million acre feet from the February forecast.”

Jody Farhat, chief of the water bureau in Omaha, says the Corps will continue with water conservation measures this spring. Farhat says, “We’re beginning this runoff season with the reservoirs drawn down significantly due to the drought and as a result, we’re implementing measures to conserve water in the reservoir system, including reduced service to navigation this year.” If the drought continues as feared, Farhat said they may have to look at even more water-savings steps in future months.

Farhat says, “Other potential conservation measures that may be implemented this summer include not supporting navigation targets in reaches without commercial navigation, use of the Kansas basin reservoirs for navigation support and cycling Gavins Point releases during the endangered species nesting season.”

Missouri River levels were very low all of last year due to the drought, which followed a full year of record flooding on the waterway in 2011.

(Radio Iowa)

(Podcast) Forecast for the KJAN listening area: March 15th 2013

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March 15th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis forecast and weather data for Atlantic…

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