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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
420 PM CDT THU MAY 23 2013

CLOUDS OVER SOUTHERN IOWA AT MIDDAY EXITED THE STATE INTO MISSOURI
AND ILLINOIS BY LATE AFTERNOON LEADING TO SUNNY TO PARTLY SUNNY
SKIES HEADING INTO THE EVENING COMMUTE.  AFTERNOON HIGHS REACHED THE
60S OR LOWER 70S WITH BRISK NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 15
MPH.

FRIDAY WILL BE A NEAR REPEAT OF HOW THURSDAY ENDED WITH PLENTY OF
SUNSHINE AND SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.  HIGHS SHOULD BE BACK INTO THE
MIDDLE 60S TO LOWER 70S.  THIS RECENT STRETCH OF FAIR WEATHER WILL
COME TO AN END OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND HOWEVER.  MOISTURE WILL
BEGIN RETURNING NORTHWARD INTO THE MIDWEST FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS
INTRODUCING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BACK INTO THE FORECAST FROM
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.  THE BETTER CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE DURING THE NIGHTTIME AND EARLY MORNING
HOURS...BUT THEY MAY OCCUR AT OTHER TIMES AS WELL.  WIDESPREAD ONE
TO TWO INCH RAINS ARE LIKELY BY MONDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE.  THIS MAY LEAD TO MORE RIVER FLOODING OR FLASH FLOODING.
A FEW STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS...BUT
WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

&&

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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