Significant Weather Advisory for Mills/Pott. & Montgomery Counties
August 4th, 2016 by Ric Hanson
554 PM CDT THU AUG 4 2016
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN MONTGOMERY…NORTHERN MILLS AND SOUTH CENTRAL POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM CDT…
AT 550 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TREYNOR…OR 17 MILES EAST OF OMAHA…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A WEAK TORNADO OVER COUNCIL BLUFFS WITHIN THE LAST HOUR. EVEN THOUGH CHANCES ARE SLIM…IT CANNOT BE TOTALLY DISCOUNTED THAT IT MAY AGAIN AGAIN PRODUCE A WEAK TORNADO.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MALVERN…TREYNOR…SILVER CITY…HENDERSON AND HASTINGS.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 20.
HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA NEAR MILE MARKER 37.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN OMAHA.