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NWS Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area: Sun., 12/22/13

Weather

December 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

**Winter Weather Advisories and A Winter Storm Warning are in effect for various counties. (See previous posts or go to www.crh.noaa.gov/dmx/)**

Today: Occasional snow showers with widespread blowing snow before 11am, then widespread blowing snow and scattered snow showers between 11am and 5pm. Temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Wind chill values as low as -20. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -25. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Breezy, with a south wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

Christmas Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

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Grand View wins NAIA football title

Sports

December 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ROME, Ga. (AP) — Derek Fulton threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score to help Grand View win the NAIA championship in the Iowa school’s sixth year of football, 35-23 over the University of the Cumberlands on Saturday.

Fulton, a sophomore, completed 19 of 39 passes for 300 yards and ran 13 times for 74 yards as second-ranked Grand View completed a 14-0 season at the expense of top ranked Cumberlands (13-1). Fulton was selected the most outstanding offensive player, and Grand View senior linebacker Jason Gladfelder, who was in on 15 tackles, took defensive honors.

Cumberlands rushed for 309 yards, with D’Angelo Jordan gaining 128 yards on 17 carries, and Adam Craig getting 94 yards on 30 attempts. But the Kentucky school had only 60 yards passing, as Craig went 5 for 11 with an interception in Rome, Georgia.

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Complaint alleges gender bias in U. Iowa track job

Sports

December 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A discrimination complaint alleges that qualified male candidates were repeatedly passed over for an assistant job in the University of Iowa track program after athletic department administrators mandated that a woman be hired. The complaint filed by former Iowa assistant Mike Scott says that track and field director Larry Wieczorek joked during the hiring process that Scott should consider having a sex change operation to improve his prospects.

Scott alleges that, in their quest to hire a woman, administrators rejected a committee’s recommendation to offer the job to a highly qualified male candidate and twice rewrote the position description to try to attract more females. After three postings spanning more than one year, the university hired Molly Jones in September.

A university spokesman declined to respond to Scott’s allegations.

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No. 22 Iowa pulls away from Drake 73-51

Sports

December 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ally Disterhoft scored 17 points and gathered nine rebounds to pace Number 22 Iowa over Drake 73-51 on Saturday. Iowa (11-2) shot 46 percent from the floor, but was just 4 of 26 from beyond the arc. Melissa Dixon added 13 points for the Hawkeyes while Samantha Logic went 6 of 7 for 12 points, pulled down 17 rebounds and handed out 10 assists. Drake (5-5) was led by Ashley Bartow with 16 points; Lizzy Wendell scored nine points for the Bulldogs and had 11 rebounds in the loss.

Iowa was only up four at intermission and maintained that margin almost five minutes into the second half. But the Hawkeyes went on a 15-0 run — including a trey by Theairra Taylor — to take control of the game. Drake shot just 20 percent from the floor and went 6 of 29 (20.7 percent) on 3-pointers in Iowa City.

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Virginia defeats Northern Iowa 57-43

Sports

December 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Justin Anderson helped Virginia shake off a lethargic start, leading the Cavaliers with 16 points, four rebounds and three assists in a 57-43 win over Northern Iowa on Saturday. Seth Tuttle led Northern Iowa with 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Wes Washpun added nine points and five assists in Charlottesville.

Virginia and Northern Iowa misfired early and often, but the Cavaliers (8-3) took control early in the second half. The Panthers (5-6) had to call a timeout only 2:20 into the second half after a Darion Adkins dunk and a London Perrantes jumper pushed Virginia to a 25-16 lead. The win broke a two-game losing streak for Virginia.

The Cavaliers scored only one basket in the first 6:50 of the game and yet never trailed. As much as Virginia struggled to score, Northern Iowa matched their misses, failing to score until Tuttle converted on a drive at the 15:45 mark.

 

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Iowa News Headlines, Sun., Dec. 22nd 2013

News

December 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowans across much of the state were preparing for a wintery blast this weekend that’s expected to end taper off early this morning. Meteorologists on Saturday forecast light snow gradually getting heavier overnight until about 3 a.m. today. Temperatures are expected to drop to and remain in the single digits tomorrow.

CUMMING, Iowa (AP) — Interstate 35 at Cumming in south-central Iowa has been reopened after a bridge inspection team checked damage to an overpass. Des Moines television station KCCI reported yesterday that the bridge was damaged when a piece of construction equipment being hauled in the southbound lanes hit it Friday afternoon.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Education has found that the state-run Iowa Juvenile Home violated federal law when it denied youths educational services and transition planning to help them succeed in life. The Des Moines Register reports that the Education Department issued the ruling Friday following its investigation into a complaint filed by the nonprofit organization Disability Rights Iowa.

ROME, Ga. (AP) — Derek Fulton threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score to help Grand View win the NAIA championship in the Iowa school’s sixth year of football, 35-23 over the University of the Cumberlands on Saturday. Fulton, a sophomore, completed 19 of 39 passes for 300 yards and ran 13 times for 74 yards as second-ranked Grand View completed a 14-0 season at the expense of top ranked Cumberlands.

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Winter Storm Warning continues Sunday

Weather

December 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson

332 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

AREA COUNTIES: MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD

…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING…

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PREDAWN HOURS. SNOW INTENSITY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. SNOWFALL RATES WILL APPROACH 1 INCH PER HOURS AT TIMES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY LATE CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY MID DAY TODAY…WITH SPOTTY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA. THE MAJORITY WILL OCCUR BEFORE 7 AM WITH UNDER AN INCH THEREAFTER.

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Winter Weather Advisories remain in effect Sunday

Weather

December 22nd, 2013 by Ric Hanson 

332 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013
GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS and ADAIR COUNTIES:
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS   MORNING. IT WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
  BY MID MORNING. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES TO BE MODERATE AT TIMES.   INCREASING NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE FURTHER
  REDUCTIONS DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TOTAL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH BY MID
  MORNING. BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES FURTHER IN ADDITION TO FALLING SNOW.

* IMPACTS...ROADS WILL BE SLICK AND SNOW COVERED. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT COUNTIES...
340 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...SNOW ENDING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...MOST SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS...NORTHERLY OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE DRIFTING SNOW ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
  ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND TRAVEL COULD BE DIFFICULT.

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This is Your Nishna Valley 12-21-2013

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December 21st, 2013 by admin

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Winter Weather Advisory continues for Cass & area Counties

Weather

December 21st, 2013 by Ric Hanson

GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS COUNTIES

314 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

* TIMING…SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS EVENING AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS…A TOTAL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY…GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AT 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY. BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES FURTHER IN ADDITION TO FALLING SNOW.

* IMPACTS…ROADS WILL BECOME SLICK AS THEY BECOME COVERED WITH SNOW. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…

320 PM CST SAT DEC 21 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY…

* TIMING…LIGHT SNOW SHOULD DEVELOP TONIGHT.

* MAIN IMPACT…ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLICK AND TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW AMOUNTS SHOULD RANGE 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* OTHER IMPACTS…NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH WHICH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.

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