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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: N.W. Mills & Pott. Counties

Weather

July 18th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

1230 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

NORTHWESTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT

* AT 1230 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES

SOUTHEAST OF COUNCIL BLUFFS…OR 12 MILES EAST OF OMAHA…MOVING

NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE

TO ROOFS…SIDING…AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

EASTERN OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…OAKLAND…TREYNOR…UNDERWOOD…

CARSON…MINDEN…MACEDONIA…CARTER LAKE…NEOLA…CRESCENT…

SILVER CITY…HANCOCK…MCCLELLAND…ARROWHEAD PARK…

LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK…FARM CREEK PUBLIC WILDLIFE AREA…

NARROWS RIVER PARK…BOTNA BEND PARK AND OLD TOWN PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 58.

INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 39 AND 61.

INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 23.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

BUILDING.