1027 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…NORTHWESTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1027 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF HARLAN TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AVOCA TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TREYNOR…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD…70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES…ROOFS…AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

NORTHEASTERN COUNCIL BLUFFS…HARLAN…OAKLAND…AVOCA…TREYNOR…UNDERWOOD…CARSON…WALNUT…SHELBY…MINDEN…PERSIA…MACEDONIA…NEOLA…HANCOCK…PORTSMOUTH…MCCLELLAND…TENNANT…ARROWHEAD PARK…FARM CREEK PUBLIC WILDLIFE AREA AND NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 73.

INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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