(Greenfield, Iowa) –  The Adair & Guthrie County Emergency Management Agency will host a Storm Spotter Class at the Menlo Community Center, March 16th, beginning at 7-p.m.  Emergency Management Coordinator Robert Kempf says the class is free and open to the public. The following week, March 21-25, is designated as Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa.

The daily highlights of Severe Weather Awareness Week are Severe Thunderstorms on Monday, receiving Warning Information on Tuesday, Tornadoes on Wednesday, Family Preparedness on Thursday and Flash Floods on Friday. Schools, businesses, government facilities, and individuals are strongly encouraged to conduct Tornado Drills on Wednesday. Local communities should also be test their sirens on Wednesday.

During Severe Weather Awareness Week, HSEMD will post information on individual and family preparedness at www.BeReady.iowa.gov, including podcasts, public service announcements and videos. The NWS the National Weather Service (NWS) will promote severe weather safety on their websites and by issuing informative public information statements.

Additional information about severe weather and family safety can be found at: www.BeReady.iowa.gov.

(Radio Iowa) – Weather experts are still studying the powerful derecho that hit Iowa two months ago and they’ve determined the wind storm spawned a record number of tornadoes in several categories. Rod Donavon, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Johnston, says that single storm spun off more than five-dozen twisters, a startling number, especially in one day. “We have verified 63 tornadoes across Iowa for the December 15th event, which is actually a daily record of tornadoes for Iowa,” Donavon says. “We’ve been doing a lot of work, checking out anywhere anybody’s had damage. We even used high-resolution satellite data to help track down all of these tornadoes.”

One person in eastern Iowa was killed in the December 15th storms, which caused extensive damage in multiple Iowa counties. Donavon says there’s an unusual coincidence with the two previous dates for single-day tornado records in Iowa. “Number-two was actually August 31st of 2014 when we had 35 (tornadoes) and I’ll add into that number-three was April 11th of 2001 when we had 28,” Donavon says. “When you combine the previous top two, that actually equals 63, which is the number we had on December 15th.”

Not only did December 15th set a single day record for tornadoes in Iowa, it set a record for the most tornadoes in a month.”Our previous multi record was 57 from back in May of 2004,” he says. “So it even eclipsed the monthly record.” The December 15th storm set yet another record for the highest number of E-F-2 tornadoes in a single day — at 21. The storm was the second derecho to hit Iowa in recent years. The first tore across the state on August 10th of 2020.

Today: Partly cloudy. High 49. Winds SW @ 10-15 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 27. SW @ 5.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 55. SW-NW @ 10-20.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 43.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 36.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 47 and the low was 15. This day last year we had a high of 3 and a low of -10. The all-time record high for today’s date was 64 in 1987 and the record low was -30 in 1905. Sunrise today is 7:26 a.m. Sunset tonight at 5:43 p.m.

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming north northwest 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 18. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Breezy.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 52 and the low overnight was 11. This day last year we had a high of 11 and a low of -17. The all-time record high for today’s date was 54 in 1966 and the record low was -27 in 1982. Sunrise today is 7:27 a.m. Sunset tonight at 5:42 p.m.

Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, February 5, 2022  Dan Hicks

Today: Partly cloudy. SW 10-20. High 42.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. S @ 5-10. Low 27.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. N @ 10-15. High 36.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. NNW @ 5-10. Low 15.

Monday: Partly cloudy. High 40.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Mild. High 50.

Yesterday’s high was 27 and the low overnight was 3. This day last year we had a high of 21 and a low of -3. The all-time record high for today’s date was 66 in 1948 and the record low was -26 in 1936. Sunrise today is 7:28 a.m. Sunset tonight at 5:41 p.m.

Today: Partly cloudy. High 27. SW-NW @ 10-20 mph. Wind Chill as low as -10
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 5. Winds diminishing to 5-10 mph. Wind Chill as low as -10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High near 40. SW @ 10-20.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High near 30.
Monday: P/Cldy. High 39.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 15. Our Low morning was -4. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 62 and the Low was 11. The Record High was 62 in 1938. The Record Low was -30 in 1905.

Today: Partly cloudy. High 14. N winds @ 10-20 mph. Wind Chill as low as -20. *Wind Chill Advisory until 10-a.m.**
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low around -4. Winds light & variable. Wind Chill as low as -10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 28. S winds becoming W/NW @ 10-15.
Saturday: P/Cldy. High 39.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 29.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 16. Our this morning was -4. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 43 and the Low was 23. The Record High was 60 in 1934. The Record Low was -29 in 1996.

(NWS/Des Moines, Iowa) – .Another Round of Bitter Cold Wind Chills is in store for us this morning. The combination of very cold temperatures and winds will produce bitter wind chills into the morning over portions of the listening area. Additional wind chill headlines may be needed tonight into Friday morning with forecast wind chill values around 20 to 25 degrees below zero. The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes or less. Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY is currently in effect until 10-a.m. today (2/3/22) for the following area counties in Iowa: Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Cass-Adair-Adams and Union, and until 11-a.m. for Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont and Page Counties.

(Des Moines, Iowa) – NOAA’s National Weather Service has once again recognized Adair & Guthrie Counties as a StormReady counties. The StormReady program helps community leaders and residents prepare for hazardous weather and flooding. StormReady sites have made a strong commitment to implement plans and resources in an effort to save lives and protect property when severe weather strikes. Chad Hahn, National Weather Service Warning Coordination Meteorologist says “Adair & Guthrie County Emergency Management has taken proactive steps to plan and prepare for weather impacts in an effort to help build a Weather-Ready Nation.”

The nationwide community preparedness program uses a grassroots approach to help communities and organizations develop plans to handle local severe weather and flooding threats. The voluntary program started in 1999. There are now more than 2,350 StormReady communities across the country working to build a Weather-Ready Nation.

To be recognized as StormReady, an organization must:

• Have access to a 24-hour warning point and an emergency operations center;
• Have more than one way to receive severe weather forecasts and warnings and to alert the public; Monitor local weather conditions;
• Promote the importance of public readiness through community seminars;
• Develop a formal hazardous weather plan and hold emergency exercises.

The StormReady recognition will be in effect for four years 2022-2026 then Adair & Guthrie County Emergency Management will go through a renewal process. Adair & Guthrie County Emergency Management is also an Ambassador for the Weather-Ready Nation Program. As an Ambassador, the agency along with the National Weather Service is working with its partners to build a Weather-Ready Nation to support community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather.