319 AM CDT SAT JUL 28 2012 – NWS/Des Moines

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 30 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…HOT. MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 90S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS AROUND 100 IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

MONDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 90S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 70.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. LOW AROUND 70.

Here’s the Freese-Notis forecast for the KJAN listening area, and the weather stats for Atlantic…

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340 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012, NWS – Des Moines

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 60S. NORTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH,  SHIFTING TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 90S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 70. HIGH IN THE MID 90S.

519 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 518 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND

DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR

STANTON…OR 37 MILES NORTH OF TARKIO…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25

MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

CLARINDA…VILLISCA…SHAMBAUGH AND HEPBURN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW

INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

Storm spotters are reporting a wall cloud with rotation near Coburg heading towards Essex.

514 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM

CDT FOR CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY…

AT 510 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND

DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR

RED OAK…OR 40 MILES NORTH OF TARKIO…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30

MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

RED OAK AND STANTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW

INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

444 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 440 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS
  INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
  HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
  LOCATED NEAR MACEDONIA...OR 36 MILES EAST OF OMAHA...AND MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  RED OAK...STANTON AND ELLIOTT.

429 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

SOUTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA… UNTIL 500 PM CDT

* AT 427 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN

EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OAKLAND…OR 32

MILES EAST OF OMAHA…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

OAKLAND…CARSON…MACEDONIA AND HANCOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH…

DESTRUCTIVE HAIL…DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR

PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR

HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE

INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

402 PM CDT THU JUL 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

CENTRAL POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 357 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MINDEN…OR 24 MILES NORTHEAST OF OMAHA…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… OAKLAND…UNDERWOOD…CARSON…MINDEN…MACEDONIA…NEOLA AND HANCOCK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH…DESTRUCTIVE HAIL…DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The latest U.S. Drought Monitor map shows all of Iowa and most of Nebraska are suffering severe or extreme drought.  The map shows the east-central portion of the state and a section of southeast Iowa are experiencing extreme drought.  

In Nebraska, the western 75 percent is enduring extreme drought, with the most of rest suffering severe drought. A few counties in central Nebraska are listed as being under exceptional drought conditions, the worst possible listing on the monitor.
 
The drought map is a project shared by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Weather Service. The latest map is based on conditions as of 6 a.m. Tuesday and so doesn’t include rainfall from storms Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

The Freese-Notis (Podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, and weather data for Atlantic from KJAN News Director, Ric Hanson….

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