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Severe Thunderstorm Warming southern Montgomery/Page Counties

Weather

March 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

613 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...
  PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 613 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLANCHARD...
  OR 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF TARKIO...MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  CLARINDA...VILLISCA...ESSEX...STANTON...COIN...BLANCHARD...COLLEGE
  SPRINGS...YORKTOWN...NORTHBORO...COBURG...HEPBURN AND VIKING LAKE STATE
  PARK.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA NEAR MILE MARKER 45.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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