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Significant warm up for tomorrow, Very Windy with highs in the 70s. Winds could gust to 50MPH, Cooling down by Wednesday with frost chances, then moderating out for temperatures.

| by Derek McKay

Regional Weather View. A strong low pressure/warm front and cold front system will move across the Upper Midwest Tuesday, bringing a few issues region wide. Winds will be quite strong across Minnesota and Western Wisconsin, gusting to 50MPH at times. For precip, Severe Storms may be an issue in Southern Wisconsin and Illinois. It will …

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Fire Weather Watch for North Central Iowa

| by Henry Luker

URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 400 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 …EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN TO NORTHERN IOWA… .STRONG WEST WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY ARE FORECAST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL AS VERY DRY GRASSLANDS AND OTHER NEAR DORMANT VEGETATION. THIS WILL …

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Fire Weather Watch in Effect for West Central to Southwest Iowa

| by Henry Luker

URGENT – FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 334 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 …DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE ON TUESDAY… .A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST BEHIND THE FRONT…BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY…MUCH DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION. WESTERLY WINDS WILL …

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Extreme Fire Danger for West Central to Southwest Iowa

| by Henry Luker

RANGELAND FIRE DANGER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1120 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 IAZ043-055-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-042>045- 050>053-065>068-078-088>092-270030- MONONA-HARRISON-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-KNOX- CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING- BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY- SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA- PAWNEE- 1120 AM CDT MON MAR 26 2012 …EXTREME FIRE DANGER TODAY… THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. EXTREME FIRE DANGER MEANS THAT FIRES START QUICKLY…SPREAD …

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Iowa Forecast Video 3/26/2012

| by Jeff Wilcox

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSgr3b4Lja8&w=480&h=360] WARM AND STORMY: A mixed bag to start off the new work week with a new storm system moving in. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible especially later this evening. Some of the storms will be severe northwest of the state over South Dakota where a slight risk of severe weather is outlooked. …

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Iowa Forecast Video 3/25/2012

| by Jeff Wilcox

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5r_8SI3kjQ&w=480&h=360] NEXT SYSTEM: The next chance of rain will move into the state late Monday into Tuesday. Until then, today will see abundant sunshine with temperatures well into the 60s and 70s. Monday will see clouds increase with some showers and thunderstorms moving in. Some severe weather is possible across the far western and …

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