COUNTIES: HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-
1026 AM CDT WED APR 23 2014

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA AND CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS…SPEEDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS…WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

453 AM CDT WED APR 23 2014

AREA COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISONADAMS- UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD

TODAY AND TONIGHT: THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE…WITH LARGE HAIL THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT.

THURSDAY: AN ISOLATED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IS UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

AREA COUNTIES: HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE–

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE STORMS TONIGHT.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING.

353 AM CDT WED APR 23 2014

STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN IOWA TODAY. LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN PLAINS IN COMBINATION OF A SLOWLY RETREATING HIGH TO THE EAST WILL CAUSE INCREASINGLY STRONG WINDS FROM LATE MORNING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL

WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TODAY.

* WINDS…SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR FOR MOST OF THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS…LOOSE OBJECTS WILL LIKELY BLOW AROUND AND MAY CAUSE DAMAGE. TRAVEL ON AREA ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AND MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. NOT AS COOL. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON… THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR 100 PERCENT.

THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. SUNNY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOW IN THE MID 40S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SATURDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.

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AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON- CASS-ADAMS–
503 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2014

TODAY AND TONIGHT:  AN ISOLATED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE   LATE TONIGHT.

WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY: THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT…WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN SEVERE THREATS.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MIGHT BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

MONONA-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-FREMONT COUNTIES…

TODAY AND TONIGHT: FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY: A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW STRONG OR SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED…AND LATER OUTLOOKS WILL PROVIDE    BETTER DETAILS ON TIMING AND MAIN THREATS. THERE REMAINS A SMALL CHANCE THAT STRONG STORMS COULD LINGER OR REDEVELOP OVER EASTERN PARTS OF THE AREA INTO THURSDAY.

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

HARRISON-SHELBY-MONTGOMERY-PAGE COUNTIES…

TODAY AND TONIGHT: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

346 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2014

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLEAR…COLDER. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TODAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL EARLY MORNING THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE MID 40S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. WEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL–
1021 AM CDT MON APR 21 2014

NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. MEANWHILE…A DRIER AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE STATE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 20S ACROSS AREAS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN IOWA BY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE POTENTIAL DURING THE AFTERNOON UNTIL WINDS RELAX AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY CLIMBS BY THIS EVENING. ANY OUTDOOR FIRES ACROSS THIS AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY AND BURNING IS DISCOURAGED.

ALSO, A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MONONA COUNTY FROM 1-PM UNTIL 7-PM. CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE THIS AFTERNOON FOR FIRES TO START EASILY AND SPREAD QUICKLY. ALL OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert says the Local Fire Danger signs will remain in the “Moderate” category, this week.  Seivert says sunshine and wind quickly dry the dead vegetation, and even with the rains we have had recently the speed with which the drying process occurs is something to be aware of.

Seivert also advises residents to be aware of the potential for severe weather this week. The National Weather Service’s Hazardous Weather Outlook calls for the possibility of strong to severe storms Wednesday night into early Thursday afternoon.