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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
844 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013


A WARM FRONT STRETCHED ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA FROM A LOW PRESSURE
CENTER OVER SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA
HELPED TRIGGER SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. POCKETS OF
HEAVY RAIN FELL OVER PALO ALTO COUNTY IOWA WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSHOWERS IN OTHER NORTH CENTRAL AREAS. THE REST OF THE
HAWKEYE STATE HAD PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WINDS WERE FROM THE SOUTH
AND EAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. EVENING
TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM THE LOW TO UPPER 70S.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED NORTH INTO MINNESOTA AFTER
SUNSET. THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY PULL
NORTHEAST OF THE REGION. UNDER CLEARING SKIES THE OVERNIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S ACROSS THE REGION.
SATURDAY WILL BE SUNNY AND DRY DURING THE DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL BE IN THE LOW 80S WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH GUSTING UP
TO 25 MPH.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING THE MIDWEST WILL BRING
WIDESPREAD UNSETTLED WEATHER TO IOWA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO
EAST SATURDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WITH
STRONG TO SEVERE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED ON 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.


&&

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.

$$