Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
000 AWUS83 KDMX 221005 RWSDMX IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-081>086- 092>097-221600- WEATHER SUMMARY FOR IOWA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 500 AM CDT MON SEP 22 2008 SHOWERS SPREAD INTO FAR WESTERN IOWA AROUND 3 AM AND ARE SLOWLY MAKING THEIR WAY EAST. THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE REPORTED A PARTLY CLOUDY SKY. TEMPERATURES WERE VERY MILD FOR LATE SEPTEMBER WITH 4 AM READINGS IN THE UPPER 50S TO MID 60S. THE WIND WAS LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTH DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. THE SHOWERS IN WESTERN IOWA WILL EVENTUALLY DIE OUT THIS MORNING AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE IT PAST THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR. A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW AND FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND NORTHERN PLAINS BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY... WHICH WILL STRETCH FROM CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH WESTERN IOWA INTO NORTHEAST KANSAS BY TUESDAY EVENING. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HIGHS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR WITH READINGS IN THE UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S AND LOWS IN THE 50S AND LOWER 60S. $$ FAB
