WAUKEE, Iowa (AP) — The National Weather Service says at least four tornadoes raked parts of Iowa on Tuesday for a second day of severe weather in the state. The first tornado was reported around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday four miles west of Waukee in central Iowa, where it touched down briefly and damaged a car dealership. The second occurred minutes later just east of Dallas Center.
Later in the afternoon, tornadoes were reported simultaneously just northwest of Woolstock in northern Iowa and three-miles northeast of Adair, at around 3:45-p.m. Earlier, a funnel cloud was observed at around 3:06-p.m., two miles east of Kirkman, in Shelby County.
Meteorologist Roger Vachalek in Des Moines says all of the tornadoes appeared to be weak and in mostly uninhabited areas that caused little damage and no injuries.
Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/areas of fog this morning; w/scattered showers & thunderstorms (mainly this afternoon). High 72. N @ 5-10.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scatt. shwrs & tstorms. Low 58. N @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scatt. shwrs & tstrms. High 74. N @10-15.
Friday: P/Cldy. High 75.
Saturday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/ scattered showers. High around 73.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 76. Our Low this morning, 64. We received .22″ rain Tuesday. Last year on this date we reached a High of 79 and the Low was 52. The Record High on May 27th in Atlantic was 100 in 2018. The Record Low was 31, in 1907.
(Updated 7:38-a.m.) JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — A tornado briefly touched down Monday evening in the Des Moines suburb of Johnston, uprooting trees and damaging traffic signals. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado (rated an EF-1). The twister in the Johnston area packed winds of up to 95 miles per hour, tracked for 1.6-miles, and was a maximum of 50-yards wide. It began at around 6:26-p.m. and ended three minutes later. No injuries were reported.
In eastern Iowa, winds gusted up to 67 mph in Newton, and high winds Monday night near Luxemburg lifted the roof off a barn and crashed it into another building, causing it to collapse onto a hog nursery building. The Dubuque Telegraph Herald reports the nursery building then caught on fire, killing 300 hogs inside.
The Weather Service said more severe weather is expected today (Tuesday), with thunderstorms, heavy rain and a chance of tornadoes. The rain could lead to localized flooding.
Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 73. Winds East at 5-10. Hazardous Outlook: A round of non-severe showers and thunderstorms will cross the region this morning. Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected this afternoon with damaging winds, a few quickly forming tornadoes possible and locally heavy rainfall that may lead to localized flooding.
Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/scatt. shwrs & tstorms. Low 60. N @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scatt. shwrs & tstrms. High 78. Winds variable @ 5-10.
Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/showers. High around 76.
Friday: Mo. cldy w/showers. High around 75.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 75. Our Low this morning, 63. We received .08″ rain from 7-a.m. Monday thru 5-a.m. today. Last year on this date we reached a High of 79 and the Low was 57. The Record High on May 26th in Atlantic was 100 in 2018. The Record Low was 30, in 1901.
Today (Memorial Day): Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 75. South winds becoming westerly @ 10 mph.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. Low 62. Variable breeze @ 5-10 mph.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers and thunderstorms. High near 75. SE @ 10.
Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High near 78.
Thursday: A chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. High near 75.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 79. We received .95″ rain. Our Low this morning, 63. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 81 and the Low 56. The Record High for May 25th was 98 in 1967. The Record Low was 30 in 1925.
Today: SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 1-P.M.; Mostly cloudy w/a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 82. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Low around 63. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Memorial Day: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 75. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Low around 60.
Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 76.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 61.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. High near 77.
Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 82. Out Low 60. We received .01″ Saturday, after 7-a.m. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 77 and the Low 58. The Record High for May 24th was 101 in 1939. The Record Low was 33 in 1924.
Skyscan Forecast Saturday, May 23, 2020 Dan Hicks
Today: Few showers early, then partly cloudy to cloudy. S winds shifting to W @ 10-15. High 80.
Tonight: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Scattered showers and t’storms. S @ 5-10. Low 65.
Sunday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Scattered showers and t’storms. S @ 10-20. High 82.
Sunday Night: Cloudy. Showers and t’storms. SSE @ 5-10. Low 63.
Monday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Scattered showers and t’storms. High 78.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Few spotty showers. High 76.
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Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 71. SE wind @ 10-20 mph.
Tonight: Mo. Cldy w/showers & thunderstorms. Low 60. SE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Scattered showers/tstrms ending in the morning; Becoming P/Cldy. High 80. S @ 10-20.
Sunday: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scatt. shwrs & tstrms. High near 78.
Monday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scatt. showers & tstrms. High 76.
Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 67. Our Low 56. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 67 and the Low 46. The record High for May 22nd in Atlantic, was 98 in 1925, and the record Low was 28 in 1895 & 1963.
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