**Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10-a.m. for Cass, Adair, Adams, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pott., Ringgold, Taylor & Union Counties**
Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2pm. High near 68. SE winds becoming NW this afternoon @ 10-20. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight: Shwrs ending during the evening. P/Cldy. Low 48. NW @ 10-15.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy & windy. High near 68. W/NW @ 10-20 w/gusts to near 30.
Friday: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a slight chance of showers. High 64. ,
Saturday: P/Cldy. High near 64.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 77. Our 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 55. We received a Trace of rain this morning, between 6:30 and 7-a.m. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 50 and the low was 39. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 95 in 2000. The Record Low was 27 in 1891,1946 & 1981.
POTTAWATTAMIE IA-DOUGLAS NE-WASHINGTON NE-
AT 347 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.
327 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA..UNTIL 415 AM CDT
* AT 326 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD…GOLF BALL SIZE 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…
OMAHA…NORTHERN COUNCIL BLUFFS…FORT CALHOUN…MILLARD…CARTER LAKE…BENNINGTON…BOYS TOWN…CRESCENT…WASHINGTON…NARROWS RIVER PARK AND HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 91 AND 105.
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 68.
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 11.
INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 446 AND 450.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
310 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 166 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: . IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ADAMS CASS FREMONT MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE RINGGOLD TAYLOR UNION.
PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE: SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE; ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch #166 for counties in mauve/pink.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 100 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEATRICE NEBRASKA TO 40 MILES EAST OF SAINT JOSEPH MISSOURI.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF 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.
301 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2016
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY. EAST WIND NEAR 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.
TODAY…SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. EAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING. PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE MORNING. COOLER. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
THURSDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
SATURDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.
Today: Partly cloudy. High 78. SE @ 10-20.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Low 60. S @ 10. 58.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 68. Winds becoming N/NW @ 10-20.
Wed. Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 7-pm, otherwise Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 68. W/NW @ 15-30.
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers. High near 64.
Monday’s High in Atlantic was 70. Our 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 52. We received 1.32” of rain from 7-a.m. Monday thru 7-a.m. today. (Two-day total rainfall is 2.72-inches) Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 71 and the low was 42. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 97 in 2011. The Record Low was 26 in 1966.
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a FLOOD WARNING for the West Nishnabotna River at Hancock, affecting Pottawattamie County, and the West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, affecting Fremont County. The warnings are in effect until Wednesday morning or until cancelled. And, a FLOOD WARNING is in effect until Thursday afternoon or until cancelled, for the Nishnabotna River, near Hamburg.
At 4-a.m. Tuesday, the West Nish at Hancock was at 6.9-feet. Flood stage is 14-feet. The river is expected to rise above flood stage this morning and continue to rise to near 16.1 feet this afternoon before falling below flood stage. Minor flooding is forecast.
At 4-a.m. Tuesday, the West Nish at Randolph was at 12.2-feet. Flood stage is 19.0-feet. The river is expected to rise to near 19.8-feet by early Wednesday morning and fall below flood stage early Wed. afternoon. Minor flooding is forecast.
The Nishnabotna River near Hamburg was at 22.1-feet as of 4:15-a.m. today. Flood stage is 25.0-feet. The river is expected to rise to 26.1-feet by Wed. morning. Minor flooding is forecast.
348 AM CDT TUE MAY 10 2016
** A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 AM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN GUTHRIE, SOUTHERN CARROLL AND NORTHERN AUDUBON COUNTIES**
EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.
TODAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE EVENING…THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY…THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH AROUND 70. EAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 80 PERCENT.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT. COOLER. LOW IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY…SUNNY…BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.
FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE MID 60S.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1026 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA... SOUTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA... NORTHERN AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA... * UNTIL 430 AM CDT TUESDAY * AT 1024 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. TWO TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN SPOTS. A GRAVEL ROAD NEAR HWY 141 AND FALCON ROAD IN CARROLL COUNTY HAS BEEN WASHED OUT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ANOTHER INCH IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HOURS. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... CARROLL...AUDUBON...MANNING...COON RAPIDS...GLIDDEN...PANORA...LAKE PANORAMA...TEMPLETON...DEDHAM...HALBUR...WILLEY...RALSTON...GRAY...MANNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...SWAN LAKE STATE PARK...ARTHUR N NEU AIRPORT AND AUDUBON COUNTY AIRPORT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.
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