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

SKIES ACROSS IOWA WERE MOSTLY SUNNY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
IOWA...WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS FURTHER SOUTH. WINDS WERE FROM
THE SOUTH AND EAST...GENERALLY BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS IN SOME LOCATIONS. LATE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES HAD CLIMBED
INTO THE UPPER 70S AND LOW 80S.

PRECIPITATION AND THUNDER CHANCES WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS
THE NORTH THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM
CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY PULL NORTHEAST OF THE REGION. OVERNIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S AND LOW 60S ACROSS THE
REGION. SATURDAY WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL...CLIMBING INTO THE LOW 80S.

SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL BRING MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
AREA...WITH AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THUNDERSTORMS WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY NIGHT.
ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ON SUNDAY MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE.

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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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