555 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 (SCROLL DOWN FOR ADDITIONAL COUNTY DETAILS)

AREA COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS...

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THURSDAY…

Counties in purple are under a Winter Weather Advisory

* TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH SLEET AND SNOW…THEN BECOME ALL SNOW THROUGH EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING…WITH SNOW DIMINISHING THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD VARY SIGNIFICANTLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES DUE TO THE BANDED NATURE OF THE SNOW…AS WELL AS HIGHER ELEVATIONS THAT ARE SLIGHTLY COLDER AND ABLE TO ACCUMULATE MORE SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOW OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

* OTHER IMPACTS…ROADS MAY BECOME SLUSHY AND SLICK…ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNSET WHEN THE SUN IS NO LONGER WARMING THE ROAD SURFACES. GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH…WITH GUSTS UP TO AROUND 35 MPH…MAY CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON… ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY WET SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT THURSDAY.

* TIMING...RAIN WILL SWITCH TO ALL SNOW MID EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE QUICKLY.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES WHEN THE SNOW DEVELOPS LATER THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS…ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLUSHY AS THE SNOW INTENSIFIES THIS EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

With the month of May underway, let’s look back at the weather stats for Atlantic last month. In April 2013, the average High temperature in Atlantic was 57 -degrees. The normal average High is 62. The average low for the month was 32, which is slightly cooler than the norm of 37. Precipitation for the month was more than an inch above normal, at 4.55-inches, which included melted snowfall (and that amounted to only a “Trace”). Normal precipitation in April here in Atlantic, is 3.43-inches.

The hottest days of the month were the 29th and 30th, both of which topped out at 82. The coolest day was 13-degrees, which occurred on April 1st. Looking ahead to the month of May, our records indicate the average high is 73, while the average low has been 49. Precipitation for the month typically amounts to 4.32-inches.

KJAN is the official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic.

715 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

TODAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN BEFORE NOON. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. MUCH COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH    WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…BREEZY…COLDER. RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLEET AFTER    MIDNIGHT. SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION
JUST UNDER A HALF INCH EXPECTED. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND
20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
90 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN
RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COLDER. LITTLE OR NO
SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

FRIDAY...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE
MORNING…THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. LITTLE
OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WIND 10 TO
20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.
FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH
MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 30S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

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400 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY…BREEZY…COOLER. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TODAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN PERIODS OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. MUCH COOLER. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. TEMPERATURE STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING IN THE AFTERNOON. NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…BREEZY…COLDER. RAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT. SLEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW EARLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION JUST UNDER A HALF INCH EXPECTED. LOW IN THE MID 30S. NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.

THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY…COLDER. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. LITTLE OR NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. HIGH IN THE MID 40S. NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT.

FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SLEET THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 30S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. HIGH IN THE LOWER 50S. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.

The National Weather Service in Des Moines says one-inch diameter hail was reported to have occurred six-miles north of Prescott Tuesday evening, in Adams County. The report was filed at 6:55-p.m.  Adams County Emergency Management reported a few minutes later, that there was a swath of one-inch hail that fell from Lake Icaria northeastward, to the Adams/Adair County line. The hail fell from about 6:35-p.m. until 7:05-p.m, and was also observed in the Adams County town of Carl.  At 7:15-p.m., one-inch diameter hail was also reported to have fallen seven-miles south of Greenfield, in Adair County. There were no immediate reports of damage.

627 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

WESTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

NORTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

EASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 622 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF CORNING…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…CORNING…CARBON…CUMBERLAND…MASSENA…BRIDGEWATER…FONTANELLE

AND ANITA. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 72 AND 85. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

COUNTIES: CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-

330 PM CDT TUE APR 30 2013

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. A FEW SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE WITH HALF DOLLAR SIZED HAIL AND 60 MPH WINDS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION…CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TRAINING STORMS WHICH MAY LEAD TO A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY RAINFALL.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY: RAIN WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST WEDNESDAY FRIDAY NIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT WITHIN BANK RISES ALONG MANY RIVERS WITH MINOR FLOODING OCCURRING IN SOME LOCATIONS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEED BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM.

A cold front will move into the state from the northwest this afternoon and evening. Very warm air will push temperatures into the 80s over the southeast half of the state, with 70s over much of the rest of the state. The far northwest will only reach the 60s. Thunderstorms are expected to develop along the cold front late this afternoon and tonight. The front will stall across southeast Iowa on Wednesday with rain continuing through the next few days. Cold air spilling into the central U.S. will change the rain to snow over much of northwest and central Iowa Thursday and Thursday night. (NWS/Des Moines)