Today: Wind Advisory until 7-p.m.; Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High early around 60 w/temps falling during the day. SE-W @ 15-25.

Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy & windy w/a light rain-snow mix. Low 33. W @ 20-35.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy & windy w/light rain-snow mix in the morning. High 43. NW @ 20-35.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 51.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy. High 49.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 70. Our Low was 38. We received pea-to-quarter-size hail late Wednesday night here at KJAN. Rainfall through 6-a.m. today was .14”. Last year on this date our High was 71 and the Low was 36. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 91 in 1996. The Record Low was 18 in 1956 & 2004.

Area Counties: Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-
339 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2019…WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM.

Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Cass-Adair-Madison-Adams-Union Counties…A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM .

Easterly winds of 25 to 35 mph, with gusts in excess of 45 mph can be expected. Easterly winds becoming southerly this afternoon. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Loose outdoor objects may be blown around as well.

Strong winds may blow down tree limbs and power lines. Strong cross winds expected on along north to south highways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 mph are expected for one hour or longer, or winds of 45 to 57 mph for any duration. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Cass IA-Guthrie IA-Audubon IA-Adair IA-
1148 PM CDT WED APR 10 2019

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN CASS…WESTERN GUTHRIE…SOUTHEASTERN AUDUBON AND
NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTIES…

At 1147 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northeast
of Atlantic, moving northeast at 60 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include…
Guthrie Center, Stuart, Lake Panorama, Anita, Exira, Adair, Casey,
Menlo, Brayton, Wiota, Lake Anita State Park, Anita Municipal Airport
and Springbrook State Park.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 58 and 93.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1133 PM CDT WED APR 10 2019

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Cass County in southwestern Iowa…
Western Guthrie County in west central Iowa…
Southeastern Audubon County in west central Iowa…
Northern Adair County in southwestern Iowa…

* Until 1215 AM CDT.

* At 1132 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Atlantic,
moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Atlantic, Guthrie Center, Stuart, Lake Panorama, Anita, Exira,
Adair, Lewis, Casey, Massena, Menlo, Cumberland, Brayton, Marne,
Wiota, Lake Anita State Park, Cold Springs State Park, Atlantic
Municipal Airport, Anita Municipal Airport and Springbrook State
Park.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 50 and 93.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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The Severe Storms Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 1-a.m. Thursday for the following area counties: FREMONT HARRISON MILLS and POTTAWATTAMIE. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for the development of severe storms, with the primary threats being hail and damaging winds.

A Wind Advisory continues until 10-a.m. Thursday for those same counties, plus Monona, Shelby and Montgomery Counties. A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7-p.m. Thursday for the remaining area counties in the KJAN listening area.

The National Weather Service has issued a WIND ADVISORY, in effect from 10-a.m. today (Wed.) through 1-p.m. Thursday. The Advisory is for those counties along and north of a line from Highway 34 to the Highway 30 corridor.  Easterly winds sustained at 25 to 35 mph, with gusts in excess of 45 mph can be expected. Winds that strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles traveling along north-south oriented roads. Use extra caution.

Today: Mostly cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 58. E @ 15-25.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/rain & tstrms. Low 48. E/SE @ 15-25.

Tomorrow: Mostly w/morning showers & tstrms. High near 60, w/falling temps. SE-W @ 10-20.

Friday: Cloudy w/a light mix of rain/snow in the morning. High 43.

Saturday: Partly cloudy. High 51.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 70. Our Low was 38. Last year on this date our High was 61 and the Low was 21. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 94 in 1930. The Record Low was 17 in 1989.

Today: Increasing clouds w/a chance of showers late. High 66. SE @ 10-15.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/periods of light rain. Low 45. E @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy w/periods of light rain. High 58. E @ 15-25.

Thursday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 67.

Friday: Cloudy w/a light mix of rain/snow in the morning. High 43.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 80. Our Low was 37. Last year on this date our High was 36 and the Low was 21. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 85 in 1977. The Record Low was 14 in 2016.

The National Weather Service in Des Moines reports a combination of warm, well above normal temperatures, highs through the 70s and pushing 80 in spots, and brisk southwest to west winds gusting as high as 25 to 35 mph will produce conditions favorable for fires to develop and spread by this afternoon. The most elevated fire weather conditions should be over central and northern Iowa. Grasses are still cured and dormant so outdoor burning is not recommended today.

Today: Sunny & breezy. High near 75. SW winds @ 5-15 w/gusts to 25.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 45 NW @ 5-10 mph.
Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness w/a chance of rain late. High 64. SE @ 10-15.
Tuesday Night: Cloudy & breezy w/a 40%chance of showers and/or thunderstorms. Low around 44. E @ 10-20 w/gusts to near 30 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday: A 30% chance of showers & possible thunderstorms late. High near 60. Windy. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher  amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night: Cloudy & windy, w/an 80% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 44.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 66. Our Low this morning, 38 (as of 5-a.m.). Last year on this date our High was 34 and the Low was 31. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 89 in 1931. The Record Low was 14 in 2016.