000
AWUS83 KDMX 221014
RWSDMX
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-221600-

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
514 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013

WEAK LOW PRESSURE MOVED ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA OVERNIGHT WITH COOLER
AIR ENTERING THE STATE. WIDESPREAD LOW CLOUDINESS WAS COMMON
ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN IOWA WITH LIGHT DRIZZLE. FARTHER SOUTH
AND EAST...CONDITIONS REMAINED DRY WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER
TEMPERATURES. EARLY MORNING READINGS RANGED FROM THE MID 50S IN
THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE STATE TO THE MID 60S IN THE FAR
SOUTHEAST.

THE LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TODAY WITH CLOUDY AND RAW CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MIDWEST INCLUDING IOWA. TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO BE WELL BELOW NORMAL AS COOLER AIR FROM CANADA MOVES
INTO THE REGION. THIS SYSTEM WILL PULL EAST TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY
WITH CONDITIONS IMPROVING FOR MUCH OF THE REGION AS WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS THE PLAINS. MUCH OF FRIDAY WILL BE QUIET BUT
RETURNING MOISTURE IN THE PLAINS WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD EAST INTO IOWA FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY. AN ACTIVE PERIOD OF WEATHER IS THEN EXPECTED
THROUGH THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WITH PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS
OVER MUCH OF THE MIDWEST AS A WARM FRONT STALLS NEAR IOWA.

&&

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.


$$

CC

000
AWUS83 KDMX 220257
RWSDMX
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-221100-

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
957 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013


MOSTLY TO COMPLETELY CLOUDY SKIES CONTINUED ACROSS IOWA TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. THESE CLOUDS DAMPENED HIGH TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA...WHERE THEY WERE THICKER THAN IN SOUTHEAST
IOWA. AS A RESULT OF THE VARYING CLOUD COVER...THE TEMPERATURES
VARIED QUITE A BIT ACROSS IOWA TODAY. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE REACHED
59 DEGREES IN SHELDON...WHEREAS IN WATERLOO IT REACHED 69
DEGREES...AND IN OTTUMWA...IT WAS 75 DEGREES. DES MOINES HAD A
HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 72 DEGREES TUESDAY.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED OVER THE DAKOTAS WILL
GRADUALLY TREK EASTWARD OVER THE COMING DAYS...SPREADING RAIN
SHOWERS INTO NORTHERN IOWA TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REST OF THE
STATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

AFTER 8 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES FOR DES
MOINES AND MOST OF IOWA...WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE A MUCH
COOLER DAY FOR THE STATE. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE STUCK IN THE
MIDDLE 50S ACROSS NORTHWEST IOWA...AND WILL REACH THE MIDDLE 60S
IN SOUTHEAST IOWA. THE DES MOINES METRO AREA SHOULD TOP OUT IN THE
LOW 60S. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE ON THE BREEZY SIDE...BLOWING FROM THE
NORTHEAST AT AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH.

SUNSHINE WILL RETURN TO IOWA FOR THE END OF THE WORKWEEK. THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY LOOK TO BE RATHER SUNNY AND SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN
WEDNESDAY...WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. SKIES SHOULD BE
MOSTLY SUNNY.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE RETURNING TO THE FORECAST FOR
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND...SO IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS...MAKE SURE
TO STAY UP TO DATE WITH OUR LATEST WEATHER FORECAST EACH DAY.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV

&&

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.


$$

000
AWUS83 KDMX 212051
RWSDMX
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-220500-

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
351 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES CONTINUED ACROSS IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AS A
NEARLY STATIONARY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SPUN ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA. THESE CLOUDS DAMPENED HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS
AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN IOWA. HIGHS TODAY TOPPED
OUT IN THE MID 70S SOUTHEAST BUT ONLY GOT INTO THE UPPER 50S IN
THE NORTHWEST.

THE AFOREMENTIONED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY TREK
EASTWARD OVER THE COMING DAYS...SPREADING RAIN SHOWERS INTO
NORTHERN IOWA TONIGHT AND ACROSS THE REST OF THE STATE WEDNESDAY
MORNING. IT WILL BE A RATHER COOL DAY TOMORROW WITH HIGHS ONLY IN
THE UPPER 50S IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA TO THE UPPER 60S IN NORTHERN
MISSOURI. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WORK
WEEK AND STABILIZES TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S FOR
HIGHS AND UPPER 40S FOR LOWS. THE RELATIVELY CALM CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BEFORE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
INCREASE FOR THE 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.

$$

KS

000
AWUS83 KDMX 211744
RWSDMX
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-212030-

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1244 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

SKIES WERE CLOUDY ACROSS THE STATE THIS MORNING WITH SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH. MORNING LOWS WERE IN THE MID 50S TO AROUND
60. BY LATE MORNING...SKIES REMAINED CLOUDY WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE MID 50S NORTHWEST TO THE LOWER 70S SOUTHEAST. SOUTHWEST WINDS
HAD INCREASED TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS.

THE SYSTEM THAT HAS BROUGHT THE ACTIVE WEATHER TO MUCH OF THE
REGION WILL SLOWLY CHURN THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY. SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST IN THE DAKOTAS INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA. FARTHER SOUTH AND
EAST...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FROM WISCONSIN INTO
ILLINOIS AND EASTERN MISSOURI. MUCH OF IOWA AND NEBRASKA WILL SEE
MINIMAL PRECIPITATION TODAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. THIS SYSTEM IS
FORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS REMAINING ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY.
HOWEVER...BY THURSDAY...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
MIDWEST WITH COOL TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY TRANQUIL WEATHER.
THE RELATIVELY CALM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BEFORE
CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE FOR THE 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.


&&

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.

$$

000
AWUS83 KDMX 211026
RWSDMX
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-211600-

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
526 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THE STORMS THAT PASSED THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE STATE LAST EVENING
QUICKLY EXITED THE STATE OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE...A WEAK COLD FRONT
MOVED THROUGH WESTERN INTO CENTRAL IOWA DURING THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS WITH SLIGHTLY DRIER AND COOLER AIR BEHIND THE BOUNDARY.
TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE FRONT REMAINED IN THE LOW TO MID 60S
OVERNIGHT WITH READINGS DROPPING INTO THE MID 50S IN WESTERN IOWA
BEHIND THE FRONT.

THE SYSTEM THAT HAS BROUGHT THE ACTIVE WEATHER TO MUCH OF THE
REGION WILL SLOWLY CHURN THROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY. SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST IN THE DAKOTAS INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA. FARTHER SOUTH AND
EAST...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST FROM WISCONSIN INTO
ILLINOIS AND EASTERN MISSOURI. MUCH OF IOWA AND NEBRASKA WILL SEE
LITTLE PRECIPITATION TODAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES. THIS SYSTEM
IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH CHANCES FOR
SHOWERS REMAINING ALONG AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY.
HOWEVER...BY THURSDAY...WEAK HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE
MIDWEST WITH COOL TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY TRANQUIL WEATHER.
THE RELATIVELY CALM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY BEFORE
CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASE FOR THE 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.

$$

CC

000
AWUS83 KDMX 210232
RWSDMX
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-211045-

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.


$$

000
AWUS83 KDMX 202045
RWSDMX
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-210445-

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

WARM AND PLEASANT CONDITIONS REMAINED OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
IT WAS BREEZY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AT 15 TO
25 MPH. SKIES WERE PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW MORE CLOUDS BUILDING
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES RANGED FROM NEAR 70 DEGREES
IN THE NORTHWEST TO THE LOWER 80S IN THE FAR SOUTHEAST.

A STORM SYSTEM OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA WILL MOVE LITTLE IN THE NEXT
24 HOURS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ADDITIONAL CHANCES FOR SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE STATE THIS EVENING AND ALSO SOME LINGERING
SHOWER ACTIVITY ON TUESDAY. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER
CONTINUES FOR A PART OF SOUTHERN AND EASTERN IOWA AGAIN THIS
EVENING WITH THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER OVER THE
SOUTHEAST THIRD OF THE STATE. 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. OVER THE UPCOMING HOLIDAY
WEEKEND MORE CHANCES FOR RAIN ALONG WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES.

&&

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.

$$

000
AWUS83 KDMX 201612
RWSDMX
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-202015-

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1112 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

SKIES WERE MOSTLY CLOUDY OVER THE NORTHWEST HALF OF THE STATE THIS
MORNING WHILE THE SOUTHEAST WAS SUNNY. EARLY MORNING LOWS WERE IN
THE MIDDLE 50S NORTHWEST TO THE MIDDLE 60S SOUTHEAST. BY LATE
MORNING...READINGS HAD WARMED INTO THE LOWER 60S NORTHWEST TO THE
MIDDLE 70S SOUTHEAST. SOUTHWEST WINDS HAD INCREASED TO 15 TO 25
MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS.

LOW PRESSURE WAS CENTERED OVER WESTERN MINNESOTA THIS MORNING.
THIS SYSTEM WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER 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.

&&

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.

$$

000
AWUS83 KDMX 201044
RWSDMX
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-201800-

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.

&&

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.


$$

000
AWUS83 KDMX 200252
RWSDMX
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-201100-

WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
952 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS THE STATE THIS
EVENING PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER IN MANY LOCATIONS FROM SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST IOWA. WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AND HAIL AS LARGE AS 3
INCHES WERE REPORTED WITH STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES...TREES AND POWER LINES WERE REPORTED.
SEVERAL REPORTS OF TORNADOES HAVE NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED.

STORMS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE STATE AS
THEY MOVE EAST AND NORTHEAST ACROSS IOWA AND SURROUNDING
LOCATIONS TONIGHT. THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL DIMINISH TOWARD
MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER...STRONG WINDS AND FLASH FLOODING WILL REMAIN A
POSSIBILITY INTO THE MORNING HOURS. SEVERE WEATHER IS ALSO POSSIBLE
FOR LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 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.

&&

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.

$$

000
AWUS83 KDMX 191557
RWSDMX
IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086-
092>097-200000-

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.

&&

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.


$$