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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1040 AM CDT SAT JUN 14 2014

HIGH PRESSURE LOCATED OVER NORTHERN ILLINOIS HELPED KEEP THE
REGION SUNNY YESTERDAY AND SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR INTO THIS MORNING.
SINCE AIR FLOWS CLOCKWISE AROUND HIGH PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN
HEMISPHERE...WE WILL BE GETTING SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
FOR MUCH OF TODAY. WITH THE RETURN TO SOUTHERLY FLOW HAS COME
WARMER TEMPERATURES AND AN INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER. LOW
TEMPERATURES YESTERDAY WERE IN THE LOW 40S TO LOW 50S FOR MUCH OF
THE REGION...ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR. THIS MORNING...DES MOINES HAD A LOW OF 59 DEGREES...WATERLOO
HAD A LOW OF 58...AND SIOUX FALLS HAD A LOW OF 58 DEGREES...WHICH
WAS 19 DEGREES WARMER THAN THEIR LOW TEMPERATURE FOR YESTERDAY.
WINDS HAVE BEEN ON THE INCREASE FOR MUCH OF THE MORNING...BLOWING
FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
30 MPH.

FOR THE REST OF TODAY...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND
SCATTERED STORMS WILL BE PRESENT FROM CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH NORTHWESTERN IOWA AND INTO
CENTRAL MINNESOTA. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE
THROUGHOUT THE DAYTIME HOURS TO THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS
REACHING UPWARDS OF 35 MPH. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW
70S IN THE AFOREMENTIONED LOCATIONS OF EXPECTED RAINFALL.
ELSEWHERE...HIGHS WILL REACH THE UPPER 70S TO MID 80S. CENTRAL TO
EASTERN IOWA WILL LIKELY BE DRY UNTIL AROUND THE SUNSET TIME
PERIOD.

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE SATURDAY EVENING
INTO SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS NEBRASKA INTO WESTERN IOWA. THE STORMS
SHOULD BE IN CENTRAL TO EASTERN NEBRASKA AROUND SUNSET AND WILL
PROGRESS EASTWARD INTO SUNDAY MORNING. DAMAGING WINDS...LARGE
HAIL...AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN
EASTERN NEBRASKA AND FAR WESTERN IOWA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. AS
THE STORMS MAKE IT TOWARDS INTERSTATE 35 AROUND MID MORNING...THEY
SHOULD BE WEAKENED AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT.
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WAY TO RECEIVE WEATHER INFORMATION BEFORE
GOING TO BED TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IF YOU PLAN ON CAMPING OUTDOORS.
NEXT WEEK LOOKS HOT AND HUMID WITH HIGHS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 80S
AND 90S ACROSS THE REGION. THERE WILL BE ON AND OFF STORM CHANCES.

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KOTENBERG