Funnel cloud reported by trained spotter Coffee county, Manchester at 6:25pm
August 21st, 2010
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THERE ARE NO ACTIVE WATCHES, WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES
THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE MID STATE...INCLUDING THOSE AREAS THAT WERE HIT HARDEST BY THE HEAVY RAINS LAST TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A LOOK AT THE ATMOSPHERE THIS MORNING SHOWED A VERY MOIST ENVIRONMENT...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME AREAS TO RECEIVE AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES OF RAIN OR MORE...IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME... DURING THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS WILL LEAD TO RAPID RUN OFF AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF PONDING OF WATER...AND POSSIBLY FLASH FLOODING.SOME THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS...WILL LINGER OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF THE MID STATE ON SUNDAY...ALONG WITH A CONTINUED POTENTIAL FOR PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING...POORLY DRAINED...AREASSTRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLY TODAY AND TONIGHT
AS WELL. STRONG DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS WILL LIKELY BE THE
BIGGEST THREAT FROM THESE STORMS.info courtesy of:
Iowa State University Department of Agronomy
Mostly sunny & hot, tonight 20% chance of showers & thunderstorms. The weekend looks much the same with an increased chance of showers & thunderstorms of 40% on Saturday