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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
544 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED TO MOVE THROUGH PORTIONS OF
NORTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH
MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE STATE. WINDS WERE OUT OF THE
SOUTH AT AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH. EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES RANGED
FROM THE MID 50S ACROSS WESTERN IOWA...TO THE MID 60S IN EASTERN
IOWA.

AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SITUATED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...AND
ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
WILL DOMINATE THE REGION TODAY. WARM AND MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE
TO LIFT NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...BRINGING ADDITIONAL
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE STATE TODAY. A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER IS AGAIN PRESENT ACROSS THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE STATE TODAY...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. 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.

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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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