Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Monday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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344 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGH AROUND 80. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. LIGHT WIND BECOMING NORTH UP TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 60. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S.

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343 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 60. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. EAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW AROUND 60. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 20 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S.

SUNDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH AROUND 80.

1:16-a.m.  1.5″ diameter hail ( quarter to ping-pong ball-sized) and heavy rain 11 miles N/NE of Corning in Adams County (reported by the public).

12:47-a.m. 1″ diameter (1/4-sized) hail reported N/NE of Massena in Cass County. (observed by a trained storm spotter)

UNION IA-TAYLOR IA-RINGGOLD IA-ADAMS IA-
145 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ADAMS...
NORTHWESTERN RINGGOLD...NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR AND SOUTHWESTERN UNION
COUNTIES UNTIL 200 AM CDT...

AT 141 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF
LENOX...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
         ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLEARFIELD...ARISPE...SHANNON CITY AND DIAGONAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

114 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 110 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF CORNING…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD…PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED. ONE AND A HALF INCH HAIL WAS REPORTED
AT 110 AM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF CORNING.

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…
CRESTON…LENOX…PRESCOTT…CROMWELL…KENT…CRESTON AIRPORT…
CLEARFIELD…ARISPE…SHANNON CITY AND DIAGONAL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

1243 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1242 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
  CORNING...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CORNING...CARBON AND PRESCOTT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

THE SEVERE STORMS PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN, OK., AT 6:55-P.M, HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #476, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH: ADAIR ADAMS AUDUBON CASS DALLAS FREMONT GUTHRIE HARRISON MADISON MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE RINGGOLD SHELBY TAYLOR UNION IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA.

PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 45 STATUTE MILES NORTH AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM 10 MILES SOUTH OF COLUMBUS NEBRASKA TO 35 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF BURLINGTON IOWA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMEMBER…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES.