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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
457 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRACKED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHERN IOWA
THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF THE STATE. WINDS WERE GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST
TO SOUTH AT AROUND 5 MPH. EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES HOVERED IN
THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S ACROSS IOWA.

SOME LINGERING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IOWA...WITH AN ISOLATED STORM
POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE PARTLY
TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE STATE TODAY.
MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS IOWA TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...WITH THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING TO THE AREA
SATURDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED
SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE THE SEASONAL
AVERAGES TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND. BE SURE TO CHECK THE LATEST
FORECAST REGARDING THE CHANCE FOR SEVERE WEATHER SUNDAY.

&&

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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MJB