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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1057 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013


A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RACED ACROSS IOWA EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. THE STORMS PRODUCED BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...SOME SMALL
HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. SOME WIND GUSTS WERE IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH IN
A FEW LOCATIONS OF WESTERN IOWA. HOWEVER...MOST GUSTS WERE FROM 30
TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH BETWEEN A QUARTER AND ONE HALF INCH OF
RAINFALL. TEMPERATURES DURING THE NIGHT REMAINED WELL ABOVE NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH EARLY MORNING READINGS IN THE 60S
ACROSS THE STATE.

THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER IN IOWA SINCE 2011 IS
FORECAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS OF NOW...THE HIGHEST
LIKELIHOOD FOR SEVERE STORMS IS IN SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST IOWA...BUT
THE WHOLE STATE IS UNDER A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER.LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. THE BEST
TORNADO CHANCES WILL BE IN EASTERN KANSAS INTO WESTERN MISSOURI.
HOWEVER...A FEW TORNADOES CANNOT BE RULED OUT FARTHER NORTH INTO
EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

THE STORMS ARE FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS IOWA AND
SURROUNDING LOCATIONS TONIGHT WITH THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER
DIMINISHING TOWARD MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND FLASH
FLOODING...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS. SEVERE WEATHER IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON
INTO THE EVENING HOURS...MAINLY FROM INTERSTATE 35 AND EAST. WE
MAY SEE ADDITIONAL STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON IN EASTERN IOWA. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WAY TO RECEIVE
SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION...AND HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO KEEP
YOURSELF SAFE IF SEVERE WEATHER STRIKES.

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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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