Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Page & Fremont County
June 3rd, 2014 by Ric Hanson
317 PM CDT TUE JUN 3 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SOUTHWESTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
* UNTIL 345 PM CDT
AT 327 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER COIN…OR 13
MILES NORTHEAST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
HAZARD…GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT DAMAGE
TO ROOFS…SIDING…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
COIN…COLLEGE SPRINGS…YORKTOWN…NORTHBORO AND BLANCHARD. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 7.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY…IF ONE IS SPOTTED…ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.