Skyscan Forecast Saturday, September 26th Chris Parks
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Skyscan Forecast Friday, September 25th Dan Hicks
Today: Partly Cloudy to Cloudy. Scattered showers early. E @10-15. High 78.
Tonight: Partly Cloudy. E @ 5. Low 55.
Saturday: Partly Cloudy. ESE @ 10-15. High 80.
Sunday: Partly Cloudy. High 82.
Monday: Partly Cloudy. High 84.
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Skyscan Forecast Thursday, September 24th Dan Hicks
Today: Mostly Cloudy. Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms. SE @ 10-15. High 76.
Tonight: Mostly Cloudy. Showers gradually ending. SE @ 10. Low 62.
Friday: Fog early. Partly Cloudy to Cloudy. E @ 10. High 79.
Saturday: Partly Cloudy. High 81.
Sunday: Partly Cloudy. High 84.
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MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES…–
408 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2015 …FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT TODAY…
SHOWERS ALONG WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH AN ADDITIONAL HALF TO 1.5 INCHES POSSIBLE. BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 36 HOURS…ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXACERBATE ANY LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.
921 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2015
SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON COUNTIES…
…HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS…
A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO TRACK NEARLY DUE NORTH ACROSS WESTERN IOWA THIS EVENING. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH BETWEEN A HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN MAY FALL OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
THE RAIN MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE ROADWAYS TO BE SLICK WITH PONDING WATER. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION THOUGH LATE THIS EVENING EXERCISE SOME CAUTION TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.
PONDING OF WATER WILL BE COMMON IN URBAN AREAS WHERE RUNOFF MAY BE HINDERED BY POOR DRAINAGE. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAY RESULT IN REDUCED TRACTION DUE TO HYDROPLANING. IF NECESSARY SLOW DOWN.
COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE–
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1-P.M. THURSDAY
* ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT AND ARE COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL…BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OR HIGHER.
RAINFALL IN THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS HAS RANGED FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN SOME OF THE WATCH AREA. 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.
…PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TODAY MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING…
.A SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO WESTERN IOWA TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO
TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL.
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR-
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
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…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF IOWA AND NEBRASKA…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN IOWA…FREMONT…HARRISON…
MILLS…MONONA…MONTGOMERY…PAGE…POTTAWATTAMIE
AND SHELBY. IN NEBRASKA…BURT…CASS…CUMING…DOUGLAS…
MADISON… SARPY…STANTON…THURSTON AND WASHINGTON.
* THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT AND ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL…BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES OR HIGHER.
RAINFALL IN THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS HAS RANGED FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES
IN SOME OF THE WATCH AREA.
* ADDITIONAL STORMS COULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA... EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 345 PM CDT * AT 950 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN IN WESTERN IOWA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING. NEARLY 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR ACROSS COUNCIL BLUFFS. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... EASTERN OMAHA...COUNCIL BLUFFS...RALSTON...CARTER LAKE... CRESCENT...MCCLELLAND...LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK AND NARROWS RIVER PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.