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Iowa Environmental Mesonet Daily Bulletin
Data valid for 21 September 2007

> News
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 | Title : Internet Troubles Again
 | Date  : 21 Sep 12:51 PM
 | Author: Daryl Herzmann
 | URL   : http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/
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Access to the internet has been very poor since 12:15 PM today.
ISU net admins are looking into the manner.
1:10 PM, Service was restored by ISU

> Yesterday's Daily Feature

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http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/onsite/features/cat.php?day=2007-09-21
 | Title : Storm based warnings are coming
 | Date  : 21 Sep 12:59 AM
 | Votes : Good: 22   Bad: 2
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On October 1, the NWS will be officially implementing <a href="http://www.weather.gov/sbwarnings/">Storm Based Warnings</a>, which change the tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings to focus on specific threat areas instead of entire counties.  This system will encounter some growing pains as everybody gets comfortable and alert systems are made "polygon aware".  The featured image shows an experimental storm based warning issued by Davenport for a recent storm in Eastern Iowa. Under the new warning system, you can see how much less of Linn County is under the warning.  The challenge will be for information providers to alert the public in a non confusing manner.

> NWS Watch/Warning Summary
*** Products issued on 21 Sep 2007

             Summary +_________ By WFO ____________+  Watches 
Type         US   IA | ARX   DVN   DMX   OAX   FSD |  US 
Tornado      12    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 |   4
Svr Tstorm   76    7 |   8     3     4     0     0 |   3
Fl Flood      0    0 |   0     0     0     0     0 | N/A

ARX = LaCrosse, WI  DVN = Davenport, IA    DMX = Des Moines, IA 
OAX = Omaha, NE     FSD = Sioux Falls, SD


> Network Metrics

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 Iowa ASOS            Reporting Stations: 15  Obs Received: 382
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  91.94 [02:53 PM] BRL   BURLINGTON
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  46.04 [11:53 PM] SPW   SPENCER
 High Dew Point[F]   :  69.80 [05:24 PM] DSM   DES MOINES
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  41.00 [06:52 PM] EST   ESTHERVILLE
                     :  41.00 [06:53 PM] SPW   SPENCER
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  34.00 [11:53 AM] MCW   MASON CITY
                     :  34.00 [05:03 PM] MIW   MARSHALLTOWN
                     :  34.00 [05:05 PM] ALO   WATERLOO
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.42 [        ] MIW   MARSHALLTOWN
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 Iowa AWOS            Reporting Stations: 41  Obs Received: 6625
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  93.00 [03:45 PM] MUT   MUSCATINE
                     :  93.00 [02:25 PM] RDK   RED OAK
                     :  93.00 [02:25 PM] SDA   SHENANDOAH MUNI
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  46.00 [11:59 PM] SHL   SHELDON
 High Dew Point[F]   :  74.00 [03:35 PM] SDA   SHENANDOAH MUNI
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  42.00 [06:05 PM] PEA   PELLA
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.39 [        ] PEA   PELLA
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 Iowa RWIS            Reporting Stations: 56  Obs Received: 7349
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  91.80 [01:55 PM] RCBI4 Council Bluffs (I-80)
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  44.40 [11:31 PM] RTNI4 Alton (IA10)
 High Dew Point[F]   :  72.70 [10:14 AM] RSCI4 Sioux City (I-29)
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  33.80 [09:19 PM] RMCI4 Mason City (I-35)
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  47.00 [06:12 PM] RPLI4 Pella (IA 163)
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.15 [        ] RIAI4 Iowa City (US 218)
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 KCCI SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 66  Obs Received: 86476
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  92.00 [03:32 PM] SMDI4 Madrid
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  53.00 [11:57 PM] SHUI4 Humboldt
                     :  53.00 [11:32 PM] SADI4 Adair
 High Dew Point[F]   :  86.00 [02:23 PM] SSTI4 Stuart
                     :  86.00 [01:34 PM] SLMI4 Latimer
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -27.00 [04:49 PM] SKCI4 KCCI Studios
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  44.32 [06:01 PM] SPEI4 Pella
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.84 [        ] SINI4 Indianola
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 KIMT SchoolNet       Reporting Stations: 25  Obs Received: 34056
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  87.00 [01:25 PM] SLEM5 LeRoy
                     :  87.00 [02:03 PM] SRRI4 Rockford
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  49.00 [11:36 PM] STMM5 West Concord
 High Dew Point[F]   :  75.00 [03:28 PM] SRRI4 Rockford
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  42.00 [11:59 PM] SCQI4 Cresco
                     :  42.00 [11:59 PM] SCKI4 Clear Lake
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  37.00 [12:09 PM] SGMM5 Grand Meadow
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.70 [        ] SCQI4 Cresco
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 KELO WeatherNet      Reporting Stations: 42  Obs Received: 23757
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  86.00 [12:56 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  41.00 [11:53 PM] MLES2 Miller
 High Dew Point[F]   :  74.00 [12:17 AM] SMSS2 Mission
                     :  74.00 [12:28 AM] SHUS2 Huron
 Low Dew Point[F]    : -39.00 [01:01 PM] SWAS2 Wall
                     : -39.00 [09:11 AM] SWTS2 Watertown
                     : -39.00 [08:01 AM] SHUS2 Huron
 Peak Gust[knots]    :  41.71 [03:46 AM] SRAS2 Rapid City
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   0.34 [        ] SGAS2 Garretson
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 Iowa NWS COOP        Reporting Stations: 100  Obs Received: 550
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  90.00 [        ] LWDI4 LOWDEN
                     :  90.00 [        ] GLEI4 GLENWOOD 3 SW
                     :  90.00 [        ] SDHI4 SHENANDOAH
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  48.00 [        ] LWDI4 LOWDEN
 Max Rainfall [inch] :   1.15 [        ] DORI4 DORCHESTER
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 Misc Stations        Reporting Stations: 5  Obs Received: 1909
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 High Air Temp[F]    :  75.00 [12:48 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Air Temp[F]     :  46.20 [07:28 AM] OT0006 NE Ames
 High Dew Point[F]   :  56.00 [12:48 PM] RAWNSM Neal Smith
 Low Dew Point[F]    :  40.00 [12:48 PM] RAWDES Desoto

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