Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Harrison & Monona Counties
June 5th, 2014 by Ric Hanson
459 PM CDT THU JUN 5 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…NORTH CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA… SOUTHEASTERN MONONA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA… UNTIL 545 PM CDT
* AT 458 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PISGAH…OR
32 MILES WEST OF DENISON…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
PISGAH…MOORHEAD…WOODBINE…SCHABEN PARK…PREPARATION CANYON STATE PARK…LITTLE SIOUX SCOUT RANCH AND WILLOW LAKE RECREATION AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER…INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL…DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS…AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER…SUCH AS AN INTERIOR ROOM…A BATHROOM OR CLOSET OR BASEMENT.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHWEST IOWA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.