Today – A 20 percent chance of showers after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight – Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday – Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North northwest wind 11 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night – Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday – Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night – Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Independence Day – Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

521 AM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE EAST NISHNABOTNA RIVER AT RED OAK.
* AT 5:15 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.6 FEET…OR 1.6 FEET ABOVE
FLOOD STAGE.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 18.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST…THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.0 FEET BY THIS
MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT…AT 20.0 FEET…LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS ALONG THE WEST BANK.

Authorities report extensive wind and hail damage in Adair this afternoon. There was also wind damage in Atlantic. Sherry Toelle sent these images to KJAN from the 13th Street area of town.

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
146 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 145 PM CDT…AUTOMATED GAUGES AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
UP TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE LAST HOUR AS A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
WAUKEE…ADEL…GUTHRIE CENTER…STUART…DALLAS CENTER…
EARLHAM…PANORA…DE SOTO…LAKE PANORAMA…REDFIELD…ADAIR…
DEXTER…CASEY…DIAMONDHEAD LAKE…MINBURN…MENLO AND LINDEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU
CAN DO SO SAFELY.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES
119 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED…

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA AND NEBRASKA HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS HEAVY RAIN IS NO LONGER A THREAT. HOWEVER THERE ARE STILL FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA…BUT ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 373 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS: HARRISON, SHELBY & MONONA COUNTIES.

THE TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA UNTIL 6-PM OR UNTIL CANCELLED.

DALLAS IA-MADISON IA-GUTHRIE IA-ADAIR IA-
1257 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS…NORTHWESTERN MADISON…SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE AND
NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES…

AT 1257 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EARLHAM…OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF
WINTERSET…MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND TWO INCH HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS…NORTHWESTERN MADISON…SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE AND
NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTIES…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…
DIAMONDHEAD LAKE…DEXTER…REDFIELD AND MENLO.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 107.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME…A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1244 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 115 PM CDT

* AT 1244 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF STUART…OR 11 MILES NORTH OF
GREENFIELD…MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND HAIL UP TO TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
STUART AROUND 1255 PM CDT.
EARLHAM AROUND 110 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CASEY…DIAMONDHEAD LAKE…DEXTER…REDFIELD AND MENLO.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 82 AND 107.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME…A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

1237 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT

* AT 1237 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH
OF GUTHRIE CENTER…MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD…TWO INCH HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
WEST DES MOINES…URBANDALE…CLIVE…WAUKEE…GRIMES…
WINTERSET…ADEL…GUTHRIE CENTER…STUART…DALLAS CENTER…
EARLHAM…LAKE PANORAMA…GRANGER…PANORA…DE SOTO…VAN METER…
REDFIELD…ADAIR…DEXTER AND CASEY.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 119.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY…IF ONE IS SPOTTED…ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.

THIS STORM IS PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

1212 PM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT MONDAY

* AT 1210 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ENTERING THE COUNTY. AN EARLIER STORM DROPPED ONE TO
TWO INCHES OF RAIN SEVERAL HOURS AGO AND ANOTHER LARGE COMPLEX OF
STORMS ENTERING THE COUNTY MAY PRODUCE ONE TO TWO ADDITIONAL
INCHES OF RAIN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
AUDUBON…EXIRA…ELK HORN…KIMBALLTON…BRAYTON…GRAY AND
AUDUBON COUNTY AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.