10 MAY 2010 EXTENDED FORECAST

10 MAY 2010 EXTENDED FORECAST

HEADLINES:
SEVERE WEATHER FROM OKLAHOMA TO SRN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
2 ROUNDS OF DRENCHING RAINS FOR POW COUNTY - TONITE AND AGAIN WED EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING - WE MAY SEE 3-4 INCHES OF RAIN THIS WEEK - 4+ IN SE IOWA.

Low pressure will move out of the Rockies today reaching far southeast Iowa by early Tuesday morning. This system will spread showers and thunderstorms over most of Iowa Today into early Tuesday. Heavy rains are LIKELY with rainfall totals up to 2+ inches by Tuesday midday in POW County (2-3 inches in SE Iowa). A few severe storms with large hail are possible ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-80 Tonite as well. Additional showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for late Wednesday and Thursday - Again producing HEAVY rains.

TODAY 10TH - WINDY - RAINSHOWERS - ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 2 PM - HEAVIER RAIN OVERNITE (9PM - 11PM POSSIBLE STRONG/SEVERE STORMS ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-80 - MAIN THREAT HAIL/HEAVY RAIN/VERY STRONG STRAIGHT LINE WINDS OF 60+MPH) - (RAINFALL 1+ INCH) - HIGH 60

TUESDAY 11TH - WINDY - MORNING SHOWERS/THUNDER - (RAINFALL 3/4 - 1 INCH) - THEN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY - TEMP MID 50'S (RAINFALL TOTAL MONDAY THRU TUESDAY MORNING 2+ INCHES)

WED AND THURS 12TH/13TH - WINDY - PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN SHOWERS/THUNDER WED INTO THURSDAY - TEMPS LOW 60'S (RAINFALL 1/2 - 1 INCH POW CTY) - PARTLY CLOUDY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON - TEMPS MID 60'S

FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY 14TH-16TH - FRIDAY MORNING SHOWERS - THEN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY - TEMPS HIGH 60'S

MONDAY THRU WED 17TH-19TH - PARTLY CLOUDY BCMG MOSTLY CLOUDY AND WINDY LATE TUESDAY - WIND, SHOWERS/THUNDER BY WED