7 APRIL 2010 EXTENDED FORECAST

Severe Weather Awareness Week - April 5-9, 2010
Statewide Tornado Drill - Wednesday April 7, 2010 - 10:00 TO 11:00 AM............

7 APRIL 2010 EXTENDED FORECAST

EXPECT LT SHOWERS WITH AN ISOLATED RUMBLE OF THUNDER THRU THE DAY - NO MORE SEVERE!!!!!!!
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL EXIT THE STATE THIS EVENING AND TAKE THE SHOWERS AND THUNDER WITH IT. SO WHATS NEXT? WE MAY SEE A STRAY SHOWER OR TWO LATE SAT EVENING/NIGHT - IF WE DO, IT WILL NOT BE A SHOW STOPPER OF ANY SORT.....THE NEXT REAL SHOT AT PRECIP WILL BE SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE NEXT WEAK SYSTEM MOVES INTO IOWA FROM THE WEST. RIGHT NOW, IT LOOKS LIKE THE BULK OF THE PRECIP WITH THIS ONE WILL BE IN NORTHEAST IOWA.....TUESDAY ON THE OTHERHAND IS SHAPING UP TO BE ANOTHER STORY. IOWA WILL RETURN TO STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW LATE MONDAY - AND WILL CONTINUE THRU THE WEEK. A FAIRLY STRONG LOW WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH DAKOTA MONDAY AND PUSH INTO NW IOWA THRU THE DAY ON TUESDAY - TUESDAY WILL BE VERY WINDY. SHOWERS AND THUNDER WILL BE OUT WELL AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM - FORMING A STRONG LINE OF STORMS IN NW MO/NE KS BY MID DAY (TUES) - AND PUSHING SW TO NE THRU IOWA ON TUESDAY EVENING/NITE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AS FAR NORTH AS I-80 OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN QUARTER OF THE STATE.............

BIG WEATHER STORY FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK WILL BE THE WINDS ON TUESDAY, 13TH.........VERY VERY STRONG!!!


TODAY 7TH - SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDER THRU THE DAY - WINDY - TEMP 50

THURSDAY THRU SAT 8TH-10TH - PARTLY CLOUDY BECOMMING MOSTLY CLOUDY SAT AFTERNOON - TEMPS LOW 50'S CLIMBING TO NEAR 70 SATURDAY

SUN AND MON 11TH/12TH - MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH AFTERNOON SHOWERS/THUNDER - GUSTY SW WINDS - TEMP 72

TUES AND WED 13TH/14TH - MOSTLY CLOUDY - WINDY!!! - SHOWERS/THUNDER (POSSIBLE STRONG STORMS TUES) TEMP 68

THURSDAY 15TH - PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY

FRIDAY AND SAT 16TH/17TH - MOSTLY CLOUDY - SHOWERS/THUNDER

SUN THRU WED 18TH/21ST - PARTLY CLOUDY

THURS THRU SAT 22ND/24TH - SHOWERS/THUNDER

24 HOUR STORM TOTAL PRECIP:
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=dmx&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=no

24 HOUR RADAR LOOP SHOWING YESTERDAYS STORMS:
www.intellicast.com/national/radar/yesterday.aspx?location=USIA0231

YESTERDAYS (6 APRIL 2010) SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS AND VERIFICATION:
http://www.weatherforyou.com/cgi-bin/hw3/hw3.cgi?place=deep+river&state=ia&forecast=stormreports&use_state=ia&nc=forecast,pands,country&dpp=0

Jasper County, IA TSTM WND DMG
Reported by Law enforcement on 04/06/2010 at 0555 PM
Numerous power outages. 3 power poles blown down. Near highway s62.

Jasper County, IA 1mi E Sully TSTM WND DMG
Reported by Law enforcement on 04/06/2010 at 0555 PM
Numerous power outages. 3 power poles blown down. Near highway s62.

Jasper County, IA 10mi E Newton TSTM WND DMG
Reported by Law enforcement on 04/06/2010 at 0557 PM
Thunderstorm winds blew camper off road near 178 mile Marker causing multiple vehicle accident.

Poweshiek County, IA Grinnell TSTM WND DMG
Reported by Trained spotter on 04/06/2010 at 0556 PM
Manufacturing plant had roof partly curled up...Semi blown on side.

Poweshiek County, IA Grinnell TSTM WND DMG
Reported by Law enforcement on 04/06/2010 at 0556 PM
North edge of grinell. Cars off road and cars flipped. Powerlines down. Roofs off homes. Time estimated.

Poweshiek County, IA 3mi Nw Malcom FUNNEL CLOUD
Reported by Trained spotter on 04/06/2010 at 0606 PM
Less than half way to the ground

Poweshiek County, IA 1mi W Grinnell TSTM WND DMG
Reported by Trained spotter on 04/06/2010 at 0610 PM

Poweshiek County, IA Grinnell TSTM WND DMG
Reported by Trained spotter on 04/06/2010 at 0602 PM
Sheet metal blown down. Street sign damage.