1 MAY EXTENDED FORECAST

AREA SEVERE STORM REPORTS FROM FRIDAY - SEARSBORO 1 INCH HAIL....OTTUMWA 1 INCH HAIL....OLLIE 1 INCH HAIL....

1 MAY EXTENDED FORECAST

WE'RE LOOKING FAIRLY GOOD THRU THE WEEK WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCES PRECIP - NO HEAVY RAINMAKERS OR SHOW STOPPERS...........

TODAY MAY 1ST - PARTLY CLOUDY BCMG MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS OVERNITE FROM GRINNELL AND SOUTHEAST (RAINFALL LESS THAN A 1/10 WITH A POCKET OF 1/4 INCH EXTREME SOUTHEAST POW CTY AND KEOKUK CTY) - WINDY - TEMP 74

SUNDAY AND MONDAY 2ND/3RD - PARTLY CLOUDY BCMG MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED THUNDER/SHOWERS AND LASTING THRU MID-DAY MONDAY (RAINFALL 1/10 INCH) - THEN PARTLY CLOUDY - TEMPS 70/68

TUES AND WED 4TH/5TH - INCREASING CLOUDS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDER OVERNITE TUES AND LASTING THRU WED (RAINFALL LESS THAN 1/4 INCH) - BCMG WINDY - TEMPS LOW/MID 70'S

THURS 6TH - ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS - WINDY - TEMP NEAR 70

FRI AND SAT 7TH/8TH - PARTLY CLOUDY - TEMP LOW 60'S

SUN THRU SATURDAY 9TH/16TH - VERY UNSTABLE WEEK SETTING UP WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE WEATHER. A SERIES OF SYSTEMS WILL BE TRACKING ONTO THE CALIF COAST THRU THE WEEK AND TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS THE ROCKIES, AND INTO THE MIDWEST AND UPPER PLAINS....NO REAL FRONTAL SYSTEMS FORECAST THRU THE AREA, SO EXPECT STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO THRU THE WEEK - INCREASING MOISTURE WITH EVERY PASSING DAY. THERE'S NO REAL WAY TO EVEN COME CLOSE RIGHT NOW TO PIN-POINT OR TIME THE WEATHER THIS FAR OUT WITH THIS SET UP....WILL UP AS TIME MOVES ON..........

SPRING 2010 FORECAST (ISSUED 19 MARCH 2010)

FORECAST: (ISSUED 19 MARCH 2010)
APRIL – AVERAGE TEMPERATURE: 60F (6 DEG ABOVE NORMAL)
PRECIP: 1-2 INCHES (1-2 INCHES BELOW NORMAL)

WEEK 1: RAIN AND WARM
WEEK 2: RAIN/THUNDER THEN SUNNY AND COOLER
WEEK 3: THUNDERSTORMS THEN SUNNY AND WARMER
WEEK 4: SUNNY AND VERY WARM – THEN THUNDERSTORMS

VERIFICATION/ACTUAL:
APRIL 2010 CLIMATE DATA:
AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMP WAS: 56.6 - 5 DEG BELOW NORMAL
TOTAL RAINFALL FOR MONTH WAS: 2.61 INCH - 1 INCH BELOW NORMAL


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