8 Mar 2011 Extended Forecast

Headlines/Storm Timeline:
Rainshowers begin between Noon and 2pm today - may mix with snow initially then quickly change to all Rain......Isolated Thunderstorms by 6pm with Heaviest Rain Fall between 10pm and 2am......Rain changing to Lt Snow by 6am - End around Noon - Then brief Showshowers thru early Evening.

Rainfall Totals will be the big story East of I-35.  Pow Cty will see 3/4-1" of Rain.........

Snowfall Totals by County thru late Wed:
Benton, Iowa, Keokuk, Wapello:  Trace-1"
Tama, Poweshiek, Mahaska:  1-2"
Marshall, Jasper, Marion, Warren:  2+"
Areas West/North of Des Moines:  3-6"



Today and Wed 8th/9th:  Cloudy/Fog - Then Rainshowers/Breezy After Noon - Isolated Tstorms/Rain by 6pm into Overnite (Heaviest Precip after 10pm) - Winter Mix early Wed changing to Lt Snow/Windy - Then Isolated Snowshowers After Noon (1-2"). Highs 40/35. 
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Thurs thru Sat 10th-12th: Dry Thurs into Fri afternoon - Winter Mix/Breezy Late Fri into Early Sat - then Dry.  High Temps up and down: 38/50/35
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Sun and Mon 13th/14th: Dry Sun - Rain to Snow Mon.
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Tues and Wed 15th/16th: Rainshowers/Breezy.
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Thurs thru Mon 17th-21st: Battle Zone Iowa - Very Stormy Period - Heavy Rain South/Snow North.
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Tues 22nd: Dry