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TORNADO WARNING: FREMONT COUNTY

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

245 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 244 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF HAMBURG…OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…

RIVERTON AROUND 305 PM CDT.

FARRAGUT AROUND 315 PM CDT.

SHENANDOAH AROUND 330 PM CDT.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND 16.