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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
345 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

WARM AND PLEASANT CONDITIONS REMAINED OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
IT WAS BREEZY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AT 15 TO
25 MPH. SKIES WERE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW MORE CLOUDS BUILDING
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM NEAR 70 DEGREES
IN THE NORTHWEST TO THE LOWER 80S IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST.

A STORM SYSTEM OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE LITTLE IN THE NEXT
24 HOURS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE STATE THIS EVENING AND ALSO SOME LINGERING
SHOWER ACTIVITY ON TUESDAY. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER
CONTINUES FOR A PART OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA AGAIN THIS
EVENING WITH THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE
SOUTHEAST THIRD OF THE STATE. AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE MID SECTION OF THE COUNTRY...WITH ADDITIONAL
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS IOWA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMER TODAY INTO TUESDAY...WITH A COOL DOWN
EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. OVER THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY
WEEKEND MORE CHANCES FOR RAIN ALONG WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.

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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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