A Few Thunderstorms

The warmer temperatures aloft, along with cloudiness during the afternoon hours was enough to hold off any thunderstorms until the past hour or so. Once the sun was able to set and allow some cooling to occur we were able to initiate some storms. Struggling at first and still fairly isolated, however a few nice showers and thunderstorms are now underway across north-central Iowa. Currently as of 10:30 PM it looks like the best area of thunder includes Franklin, Hardin, and Marshall counties. These storms should move off to the northeast at roughly 30 mph.

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Storms should continue to develop over the next several hours across the state, with isolated thunder and lightning included. The best chance for these storms should be east of a Mason City to Omaha, NE line. The severe threat for the night is fairly limited, with the best change at anything being some pea-sized hail if a stronger storm may develop. A nice spring rain for the most part overnight, with some clouds lingering into the day tomorrow. Redevelopment of some showers and thunderstorms is going to be possible over parts of eastern Iowa tomorrow as this cold front is slow to push eastward. Highs though should still be mild, mid to upper 60s throughout the state.