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WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
932 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013


ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG AND SEVERE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED
ACROSS THE STATE OF DES MOINES MONDAY EVENING. GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
WAS REPORTED AROUND CRESTON...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NEAR
ANKENY...AND OVER AN INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN AN HOUR WAS
REPORTED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS IOWA. TEMPERATURES RANGED
FROM NEAR 70 DEGREES IN THE NORTHWEST TO THE LOWER 80S IN THE FAR
SOUTHEAST.

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MID SECTION OF
THE COUNTRY...WITH ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION ACROSS
IOWA TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. AS OF NOW...IT APPEARS THAT ANY
SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE EAST OF THE STATE OF IOWA...AND SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN
PARTS OF THE STATE. COOLER...DRIER AIR SHOULD BE IN PLACE ACROSS
IOWA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 60S
IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF IOWA...LOW 70S IN CENTRAL IOWA...AND THE
UPPER 70S IN EASTERN IOWA.

THE COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY. IT SHOULD BE RAIN FREE ACROSS MOST OF IOWA FOR THOSE TWO
DAYS...WITH MORE CHANCES FOR RAIN REENTERING THE FORECAST FOR THIS
UPCOMING WEEKEND.

&&

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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