768 AWUS83 KDMX 150145 CCA RWSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-150945- WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 835 PM CDT THU JUN 14 2012 A COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WAS THE FOCUS FOR THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS EVENING. IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL IOWA A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WITH HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT REMAINED IN THE 80S WITH READINGS IN THE 70S TRAILING THE PASSAGE. THE BOUNDARY WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE LATE TONIGHT BRINGING CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE WESTERN HALF OF IOWA THROUGH THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE FOR FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. A STRONGER FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS IOWA ON SATURDAY...BRINGING BETTER CHANCES FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AND HUMIDITY INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH CONTINUE CHANCES FOR RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORMS INTO NEXT WEEK. THE MIDWEST REGION WILL STAY IN A WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW PATTERN WHICH WILL CONTINUE THE UNSETTLED WEATHER AND PROVIDE BENEFICIAL RAINFALL. $$