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Was It Hot Enough To Make You Turn on the A/C?
Marion felt the heat on Tuesday, but enjoy it while it last. Severe weather is expected tonight, and hail is in the forecast for later this week.

Admit it. You were tempted to turn on the A/C today.
But who turned that dial?
It was in the 80s in late afternoon. That's downright blistering heat compared to recent weeks.
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But enjoy it while it lasts. There's a hazardous weather advisory in effect due to a chance of thunderstorms, showers and hail.
Storms, including damaging winds and hail, are possible tonight, and then most of the day on Wednesday.
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There's more rain throughout the wind, which is likely to be mixed with cool temperatures that could dip to the 40s during the day and 30s overnight.
Here's from the National Weather Service hazardous weather advisory:
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...MAINLY OVER NORTHEAST IOWA...AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE OUTLOOK AREA. A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
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