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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1105 AM CDT SAT MAY 25 2013

MANY IOWANS WERE GREETED BY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO START THE
WEEKEND OFF...AND THERE ARE MANY MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE WERE SEVERAL REPORTS OF
LOCATIONS ACROSS CENTRAL RECEIVING OVER ONE INCH OF RAIN SATURDAY
MORNING. THERE WAS EVEN A REPORT OF FLASH FLOODING IN MARSHALL
COUNTY...SOUTH OF CITY CENTER. MORNING TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE
LOW 50S ACROSS IOWA AND WIND SPEEDS WERE PRIMARILY FROM THE
SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE PERSISTENT ACROSS THE CENTRAL
U.S. THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. THOUGH THERE WILL BE PERIODS
WHERE IT IS NOT RAINING...TOTAL RAINFALL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WILL LIKELY EXCEED 2 INCHES IN MANY ACROSS IOWA. THUNDER AND
LIGHTNING ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE MIXED IN WITH THE SHOWERS THIS
WEEKEND. IF YOU HAVE ACTIVITIES PLANNED OUTDOORS...IT MAY BE WISE
TO HAVE AN ALTERNATE...INDOOR...PLAN. ON MONDAY AFTERNOON
ESPECIALLY...A FEW OF THE AFOREMENTIONED THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE
STRONG TO SEVERE.

TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR...TOPPING OUT IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S.
SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WE SHOULD WARM UP TO THE UPPER 60S AND MID 70S.
OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD BE IN THE MID 50S TO LOW 60S FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

MORE RAIN IS EXPECTED INTO THE MIDDLE AND END OF NEXT WEEK. AS OF
NOW...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAIN IS FORECAST FOR MUCH OF
IOWA NEXT WEEK.

&&

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES WILL DISCONTINUE THE
ISSUANCE OF THE 920 PM REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY EFFECTIVE
JUNE 15 2013.  AFTER THAT DATE...THE REGIONAL WEATHER SUMMARY
WILL ONLY BE ISSUED AROUND 500 AM...1100 AM... AND 500 PM.

IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS CHANGE...PLEASE
EMAIL /IN ALL LOWERCASE/ JEFF.JOHNSON...AT SYMBOL...NOAA.GOV OR
CALL 515.270.4501 EXTENSION 726.

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