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Skyscan forecast & weather data for Atlantic: 7/11/16

Weather

July 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Monday, July 11th 2016 Dan Hicks

 Today: P/Cldy, warm & humid. High 92. SW @ 10-20.

Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy shwrs & tstrms. (Severe weather is possible) Low 73. S @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: Shwrs & tstrms early; Becoming P/Cldy. High 89. SE @ 10-15.

Wednesday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scatt. Shwrs & tstrms. High 87.

Thursday: P/Cldy. Less humid. High around 85.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 87. Our 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 72. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 80 and the low was 67. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 104 in 1936. The Record Low was 43 in 1895.

Iowa authorities search for man who fell into Missouri River

News

July 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

BLENCOE, Iowa (AP) – Authorities are preparing to resume their search for a man who fell into the Missouri River. Sioux City television station KCAU reports that the man fell into the water around 7:20 p.m. Sunday near Blencoe. Monona County authorities searched the water and bank until 11:30 p.m. but found no sign of the man.

The man’s name and other information about the incident haven’t been released.

Hazardous Weather outlook for parts of western/southwest IA, 7/11/16

Weather

July 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES….

TODAY AND TONIGHT: THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT. A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OCCUR.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH A FEW SEVERE STORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FOR NEXT WEEKEND.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT… SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

Hazardous Weather Outlook for far west/s.w. IA & eastern NE, 7/11/16

Weather

July 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES IN IA; MON JUL 11 2016

TODAY AND TONIGHT: SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA BY MID AFTERNOON…THEN SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE REST OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY AND SHEAR PARAMETERS WILL EXIST FOR SUPERCELL STORMS THAT WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MERGE INTO CLUSTERS OR LINES BY LATE EVENING WHEN TRAINING OF STORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OF GREATER THAN 2 INCHES…LIKELY OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE ENDING BY MID EVENING IN
NORTHEAST NEBRASKA…BUT COULD PERSIST PAST MIDNIGHT IN EAST
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA…AS WELL AS ALL OF SOUTHWEST IOWA. BEFORE THE THE RAIN ARRIVES…ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY IS
EXPECTED WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES INCREASING TO 100 TO 105 DEGREES ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY: THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY…MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80. THE COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT IS FORECAST TO STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY…THEN SURGE BACK NORTH INTO OUR AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY.  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY FRIDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT: SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

Produce in the Park is a “Winner”

Ag/Outdoor, News

July 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

The “Farmers Market Scavenger Hunt” is an activity which was offered to all farmers markets by the Iowa Department of Agriculture (IDALS). The purpose is to help kids learn more about locally grown fruits and vegetables and the farmers in their community. Markets could choose to be included.

Youth participants use a form with a list of questions to hunt through the market. What is the smallest fruit or vegetable you see? What is a fruit or vegetable which grows underground? What was your favorite part of the market?  They are also asked to check a list of all of the items they saw and to visit with a farmer.

Produce in the Park has been offering the activity each Thursday evening beginning June 2nd. Completed forms are sent to IDALS twice a month and they are entered in a state drawing for prizes. One local person has been a winner.  Tammy Stotts of IDALS says more entries have been received from Produce in the Park than any other market.  Additional prizes will be available locally.

Kids may participate every week they attend. Forms and pencils are available at the Cass County Food Policy Council table in the center of the Park. Duane McFadden, Council member, is heading up the local activity.

Rural Red Oak man arrested Sunday evening

News

July 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report a traffic stop Sunday evening resulted in the arrest of a rural Red Oak man. 25-year old Tyler Jason Chambers was taken into custody at around 6:30-p.m., for Driving while Barred. Chambers was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on $2,000 bond.

Semi-pro football player dies after game in Dows

Sports

July 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

A member of the Fort Dodge Hawks semi-pro football team died Saturday evening of injuries during a football game in Dows. The player is identified as 20-year-old Barnard “Bo” Flowers. Emergency medical personnel on the scene administered CPR to Flowers after he was unresponsive. Flowers was transported to a hospital in Clarion, where he later died.

(Radio Iowa)

KJAN listening area weather forecast: 7/11/16

Weather

July 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

352 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLEAR. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HOT AND HUMID. BREEZY. HIGH AROUND 90. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. HIGHEST HEAT INDEX READINGS AROUND 100 IN THE AFTERNOON.

TONIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. BREEZY. LOW IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY...SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 80S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

Iowa early News Headlines: Monday, July 11th 2016

News

July 11th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

CHEROKEE, Iowa (AP) — A northwest Iowa town says Tyson Foods is making it hard to find a new use for its former meat-processing plant. Officials in Cherokee want to give their economy a boost with a new tenant in the plant, which closed nearly two years ago.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A year after bird flu forced fairs across the region to cancel poultry shows, the competitions are returning this summer. The Daily Nonpareil reports that 4-H members who raise chickens are glad they’ll have a chance to show them at this year’s fairs.

LUCAS, Iowa (AP) — Woman dies after horse she was riding fell on top of her at Iowa park. The state Department of Natural Resources is investigating but hasn’t released many details. The woman’s name wasn’t released Sunday afternoon.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa cities of Johnston and Grimes renew longstanding partnership to provide fire and other emergency services. The new pact will create an advisory board to help oversee fire and emergency services in both cities.

Leake has 10 Ks, Cardinals hit 2 HRs in 5-1 win over Brewers

Sports

July 10th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mike Leake struck out a season-high 10 over seven innings, Matt Adams and Randal Grichuk homered, and the St. Louis Cardinals cooled off Milwaukee rookie Junior Guerra in a 5-1 victory over the Brewers on Sunday. Aledmys Diaz scored from first on a single in the fifth to snap a tie and the Cardinals entered the All-Star break having cut a 12-game deficit to the Cubs to seven in the NL Central.

Adams snapped an 0-for-27 skid with a solo homer estimated at 455 feet to lead off the second. That ended a 16 1/3-inning scoreless streak for Guerra (6-2). The right-hander allowed another solo shot to Grichuk in the sixth and snapped a three-start winning streak. Leake (6-7) allowed six hits and no walks in his first win since June 12. Jonathan Lucroy had two hits, including an RBI single in the first for the Brewers.