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Ackley Weather - Special Cases

Special Weather Statements:

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Date Issued: 336 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2008
Expiration: 345 PM CDT MON JUL 07 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY NORTHWEST OF A DENNISON TO MASON
CITY LINE THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. QUARTER SIZED
HAIL AND 65 MPH WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY THREATS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO
IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

THERE IS A THREAT FOR HEAVY RAINFALL WITH ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF
RAIN BEING WIDESPREAD NORTH OF HIGHWAY 30. ISOLATED 2 TO 4 INCH
AMOUNTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THERE IS SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
SEVERAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE PERIOD.
THE GREATEST THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER IS MONDAY AFTERNOON OVER
THE ENTIRE AREA...AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON SOUTHEAST OF A
MARSHALLTOWN TO SHENANDOAH LINE. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
LARGE HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE AND DAMAGING WINDS TO 65 MPH ARE THE
PRIMARY THREATS MONDAY ALONG WITH A FEW TORNADOES. IN
ADDITION...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES FROM MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY ARE POSSIBLE THOUGH OVERLAPPING EVENTS MAY LEAD TO HIGHER
AMOUNTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED FROM TIME TO TIME THROUGH
TUESDAY. RAINFALL REPORTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED DURING THIS TIME.