250 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

SOUTHEASTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

WESTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

EASTERN OTOE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA…

NORTHERN NEMAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA…

* UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 245 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE

EXTENDING FROM NEBRASKA CITY TO 9 MILES EAST OF LORTON TO PERU…

MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO

ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

NEBRASKA CITY…SHENANDOAH…HAMBURG…SIDNEY…PERU…ESSEX…

FARRAGUT…RIVERTON…COIN…RANDOLPH…IMOGENE…NORTHBORO…

BLANCHARD…CAMP CATRON…WAUBONSIE STATE PARK AND PIERCE

RECREATION AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A

BUILDING.

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE

SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM

WINDOWS.