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Strong Storms Quickly Moving NE

…LINE OF STRONG STORMS MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA… AT 1230 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FROM TAMA AND MONTEZUMA MOVING QUICKLY NORTHEASTWARD AT 55 TO 65 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL…WINDS UP TO 50 MPH…OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS…ARE POSSIBLE AS THESE STORMS PASS …

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Strong Winds Still Possible in EC/C Iowa

…STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER EAST CENTRAL IOWA… AT 1211 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WATERLOO TO 70 MILES SOUTH OF WATERLOO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL…WINDS UP TO 50 MPH…OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS…ARE POSSIBLE WITH …

Severe Weather

New Warning (7 Counties in Central Iowa)

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1144 AM CDT FRI APR 2 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… EASTERN LUCAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… WESTERN MAHASKA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… …

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New Warning (Jasper, Marshall, Polk and Story)

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1138 AM CDT FRI APR 2 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… WESTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA… EASTERN …

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New Warning (Clarke, Lucas, Marion, Warren) until Noon

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1120 AM CDT FRI APR 2 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… EXTREME NORTHERN LUCAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL …

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First Warning of 2010 until 11:45am

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1110 AM CDT FRI APR 2 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR… APPANOOSE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… SOUTHEASTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… EASTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL …

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Record Highs Tempertures today, 80s across most of the area & Spring growth report, a Much earlier start to the growth season this year.

Reported highs Thursday. I may have just reported on the first 70s of the season yesterday, but record high temps were reached and surpassed at some locations today. A cold front that move through last night, returned and moved north as a Warm front today, this surged very mild air across the area on breezy …