Storms blowing through Nebraska and Iowa Tuesday night, packed winds of up to 70 mph and heavy rain. No serious damage or injuries was reported as of this morning. The National Weather Service says a trained storm spotter recorded an estimated 60-mph gust of wind two-miles southeast of Glenwood at around 8:45-p.m.  Elsewhere:

11:56-p.m.:  Large willow tree blown over three-miles west of Magnolia in Harrison County.

10:33-p.m.: 56 mph wind gust 3 miles S/SE of Harlan in Shelby County.

9:37-p.m.: A trained spotter reported 65-to 70-mph winds in Griswold.

9:16-p.m. 60 mph wind recorded six-miles E/SE of Henderson, in Montgomery County.

Today: Mostly cloudy & windy w/scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 71. NW @ 20-40.**Flash Flood Watch in effect until 1-p.m.**

Tonight: Becoming mostly clear w/diminishing winds. Low 53.

Tomorrow: Mostly sunny. High 80. NW @ 10-15.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 84.

Saturday: P/Cldy. High 80.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 89. Our Low this morning, 58. Rainfall thru 5-a.m. amounted to .55″.   Last year on this date the High was 80 and the Low was 50. The Record High on June 10th was 104 in 1933 and the Record Low was 40 in 1966.

Sac-Crawford-Carroll-Audubon-Monona-Harrison-Shelby-Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page Counties: WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY.

* WHAT…North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* IMPACTS…Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

Flood Watch
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
310 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2020

…Narrow Corridor of Heavy Rainfall Expected to Move across
Portions of Central Iowa This Morning…

Guthrie-Dallas-Cass-Adair-Madison-Adams-Union-Taylor-Ringgold Counties: FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON…

* One half inch to 1.5 inches of rainfall in a narrow corridor from southwestern Iowa through central Iowa into northeastern Iowa. Isolated areas of higher amounts in excess of 3 inches is possible.

* Heavy rainfall may result in flooding of low lying or poor drainage areas and ultimately dangerous flash flooding on smaller creeks and streams. Significant rises on larger streams and rivers will also be possible.

Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page Counties: FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED (update 4:45-a.m.)

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Today: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High around 80. NE @ 10-15.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy w/rain & tstrms. Low 59. N @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: Mo. Cldy w/rain ending in the morning; High 71. NW @ 20-35.

Thursday: Mo. Sunny. High 80.

Friday: Mo. Sunny. High 82.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 92. Our Low this morning, 71. Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 72 and the Low, 48. The Record High was 101 in 1985. The Record Low was 38 in 1915.

Today: Mostly sunny. High 95. S @ 15-30.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 70. SE @ 10-15.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to cloudy w/scattered showers & thunderstorms. High 82, NE @ 10-15.

Wednesday: Mo. Cldy & windy, w/shwrs ending in the morning. High 74. NW @ 15-35.

Thursday: Mo. Sunny. High near 80.

Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 93. Our Low this morning, 75. Last year on this date, the High was 87 and the Low 59. The Record High in Atlantic on June 8th was 102 in 1985, and the Record Low was 38 in 1930.

Today: Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 72. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 91. Our Low this morning, 72. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 88 and the Low 62. The Record High for June 7th was 98 in 1934 & 2011. The Record Low was 36 in 1894.

Skyscan Forecast  Saturday, June 6, 2020  Dan Hicks

Today: Partly cloudy. A few isolated showers and thunderstorms in the morning. ESE @ 10-15. High 85.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. SE @ 5-10. Low 68.

Sunday: Partly cloudy. S @ 10-20. High 90.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear. S @ 15-20. Low 73.

Monday: Partly cloudy. High 92.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 85.

Yesterday’s high in Atlantic was 94 and the low this morning was 69. This day last year the high was 87 and the low was 60. The all-time record high for June 6th was 103 set in 1933. The record low was 32 in 1894. Sunset tonight is 8:50 p.m. and sunrise tomorrow is 5:46 a.m.

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Strong storms blew through parts of west-central and central Iowa early this (Friday) morning, causing power lines and tree limbs to fall. The National Weather Service reports winds blowing from 55-to 70 mile per hour spanned the State from Humboldt to Des Moines, affecting Humboldt, Jefferson, Bagley, Bayard, Des Moines and Murray, to name a few of the communities. Hail ranging in size from an inch to 1.5 inches accompanied the storms in Humboldt, Murray and Dakota City. 20,000 homes were said to be without power this morning in central Iowa, according to Mid-American Energy,

The storms began at around 2:30-a.m. and picked up intensity as they rolled through the area and finally fizzled out in central Iowa before moving into southeastern Iowa. There were no reports of injuries.