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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
416 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED THE SOUTHWEST TWO
THIRDS OF IOWA DURING THE AFTERNOON.  SOME PRODUCED HAIL...MAINLY
HALF INCH DIAMETER OR LESS...HOWEVER ONE STORM NEAR GARDEN GROVE DID
PRODUCE PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL LATE IN THE DAY.  OTHER STORMS
ALSO PRODUCED LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...ALTHOUGH THEY WERE FAIRLY BRIEF
WITH NO FLOODING.  HIGH TEMPERATURES VARIED FROM THE 70S NORTHEAST
TO 80S SOUTHWEST.  WINDS WERE GENERALLY SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH.

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY ADVANCE THROUGH THE MISSOURI
RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT AND NOT EXIT THE REGION INTO MISSOURI AND
ILLINOIS UNTIL EARLY SUNDAY.  THIS WILL KEEP SHOWERS AND STORMS IN
THE FORECAST THROUGH THE START OF THE WEEKEND.  SOME OF THE STORMS
MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.  LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINS AND FLASH FLOODING MAY OCCUR AS WELL AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES
ARE ALREADY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA AND SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...A FEW DAYS OF FAIR WEATHER AND
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR THE START OF THE NEXT WORK
WEEK.

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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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