We had .02″ of an inch of rain in Atlantic, Sunday. Here’s the latest forecast….
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) – Several tornadoes have been reported as heavy rain and hail fell on many parts of Iowa. At least six tornadoes were reported by spotters Sunday afternoon and evening, along with funnel clouds. Reports of deaths or serious injuries have not surfaced. Wind gusts of 60 mph were recorded in Madison County, and wind ripped off the roof of one building and damaged trees and a home on a farmstead near Otho in Webster County.
Baseball-size hail was reported near Magnolia in Harrison County. Firefighters in Morley evacuated residents because of flash flooding, and several motorists were stranded by street flooding in Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Gauges say the Cedar River in Cedar Rapids rose more than 2 feet in a little more than three hours.
HANS J. NIELSEN, 84, of Harlan, died Sat., June 28th. Funeral services for HANS NIELSEN will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., July 2nd, at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan. Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 1-until 9-pm Tue., July 1st, with the family greeting friends from 5-until 7-pm.
Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.
HANS NIELSEN is survived by:
His wife – Joyce Nielsen, of Harlan.
His son – Jay (Susan) Nielsen, of Defiance.
His daughter – Becky (Gary) Feser, of Irwin.
His brother – Carl (Mary) Nielsen, of Harlan.
2 grandchildren, other relatives & friends.
AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-
ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
509 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
TODAY AND TONIGHT:
ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER…WINDS OVER 70 MPH…AND AN ISOLATED TORNADO POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY WITH RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES LIKELY…WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES.
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY:
THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN FRIDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. IT IS TOO EARLY TO ASSESS THE SEVERE POTENTIAL.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY.
No injuries were reported following an accident Sunday evening on Interstate 29 in Fremont County. Sheriff’s officials say 19-year old Samuel Reinhardt, of Omaha, was traveling north on I-29 near mile marker 16 at around 5:45-p.m., when a front tire blew out on his 1998 Honda Civic. The car left the road to the left and hit the mile marker sign before entering a culvert. The vehicle was declared a total loss.
Sheriff’s officials in Fremont County report three people have been arrested in connection with a May 28th burglary at the Admiral Inn, in Farragut. Acting on a tip, deputies conducted two simultaneous search warrants at 905 Tecumseh Street and 1111Essex Street, both in Farragut. 17-year old Cody Lynn Powell, and 15-year old Seth Michael Lewis, both of Farragut, were arrested on felony charges of burglary in the 3rd degree and Theft in the 2nd degree, and aggravated misdemeanor charges of Criminal Mischief in the 3rd degree. 43-year old Brian Dennis Kelley, of Farragut, faces felony charges that include Aiding and Abetting Burglary in the 3rd degree, Aiding and Abetting Theft in the 2nd degree, and Conspiracy. Kelley also faces an aggravated misdemeanor charge of Aiding and Abetting Criminal Mischief in the 3rd degree.
Authorities say Powell and Lewis were being held in the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs. Kelley was being held in the Fremont County Jail on $17,000 cash bond.
405 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
THE SEVERE STORMS PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN, OK, HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #372, IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN IOWA: ADAIR ADAMS APPANOOSE AUDUBON BOONE CALHOUN CARROLL CASS CLARKE CRAWFORD DALLAS DAVIS DECATUR FREMONT GREENE GRUNDY GUTHRIE HAMILTON HARDIN HARRISON IDA JASPER LUCAS MADISON MAHASKA MARION MARSHALL MILLS MONONA MONROE MONTGOMERY PAGE PLYMOUTH POLK POTTAWATTAMIE POWESHIEK RINGGOLD SAC SHELBY STORY TAMA TAYLOR UNION WAPELLO WARREN WAYNE WEBSTER WOODBURY.
The National Weather Service in Des Moines says will be the potential for more severe weather today, including tornadoes, strong thunderstorm winds and large hail. There will also be the potential for locally heavy rainfall. Today may also bring a widespread significant wind event to the area in the late morning or afternoon. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for the entire KJAN listening area until Noon today. And, a Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 2-p.m. for the Monona, Harrison, Shelby and Pottawattamie Counties. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 6-p.m. for the rest of the KJAN listening area.
Be prepared for dangerous storms that approach your area…stay alert to changing conditions and monitor your NOAA weather radio for forecast updates and possible watches and warnings. Review your severe weather safety procedures and move promptly to a place of safety if a warning is issued for your area.
Storms that developed Sunday afternoon in eastern Nebraska crossed into western Iowa’s Harrison County before spreading east through Shelby and Audubon Counties late into the evening, and then into central Iowa. The storms affecting our area dropped hail ranging in size from quarters in most locations, to baseball-sized hail near Magnolia.
There were also reports of funnel clouds in and around the Harlan and Elk Horn areas late Sunday evening, and one possible touchdown of a tornado in a rural area northwest of Harlan, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-
343 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2014
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH 6-P.M. TODAY (MONDAY)…
* THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND TRACK ACROSS MUCH OF IOWA…OVER AREAS WHICH HAVE RECENTLY RECEIVED SEVERAL INCHES OF RAINFALL. ALREADY MOIST SOILS COMBINED WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL OF 1 TO TWO INCHES…AND LOCAL HIGHER AMOUNTS…MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING TODAY.
* MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS…TURN AROUND DO NOT DROWN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
Authorities in Fremont County are asking for your help in solving numerous burglaries that occurred in the Hamburg area early Sunday morning. The Fremont County Sheriffs’ Office says it received nearly a dozen reports of vehicles being broken into. Officials say it appears in each case, those vehicles were not locked.
The Sheriff’s Office reminds citizens to lock their vehicles and not leave valuable items in plain view inside. If you see any suspicious activity, report it to law enforcement. Persons with information about the incidents in Hamburg are asked to call the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office, or Crime Stoppers at 712-374-2424.