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Special Weather Statement: western IA

Weather

May 8th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

210 PM CDT THU MAY 8 2014

SHELBY IA-MILLS IA-HARRISON IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA

AT 208 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PAPILLION…OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF OMAHA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH 300 PM OVER EASTERN PARTS OF THE METRO AREA INTO WESTERN IOWA.

HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…BELLEVUE…PAPILLION…LA VISTA…RALSTON… MISSOURI VALLEY…LOGAN…SPRINGFIELD…UNDERWOOD…MINDEN…CEDAR CREEK…MILLARD…OFFUTT AFB…CARTER LAKE…NEOLA…BOYS TOWN… CRESCENT…MCCLELLAND AND LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS…AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS…FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING

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