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2 arrested early Mon. morning in Montgomery County

News

May 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Two people were arrested early this (Monday) morning on separate charges, in Red Oak. Police officials say at around 12:30-a.m., officers with the Red Oak P-D arrested 33-year old Luke Daniel Rinehart, of Red Oak. Rinehart was taken into custody on a charge of Breach of Peace in the 300 block of 2nd Avenue. He was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $300 cash bond.

And at around 12:35-a.m., officers with the Red Oak P-D arrested 21-year old Bradina Sky Gary, of Red Oak, on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault. The woman was taken into custody at an apartment in the 1800 block of East Summit Street. Bradina Gary was being held without bond in the Montgomery County Jail.

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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties: Mon., 5/12/2014

Weather

May 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

331 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH is IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING; A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6:30-A.M FOR ADAIR COUNTY.

EARLY THIS MORNING…NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND…LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. EAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

TODAY…CLOUDY…COOLER. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. BREEZY…COLDER. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 20 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 40. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Mon., May 12th 2014

News

May 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — At the urging of Governor Terry Branstad, lawmakers approved a bill last session aimed at making Iowa more attractive to military veterans and help them find jobs. Branstad says he hopes to sign the bill on Memorial Day at Camp Dodge in Johnston.

WEVER, Iowa (AP) — The construction of a $1.8 billion fertilizer plant is having a significant impact on southeast Iowa, but many people still debate how much the project will boost the economy long term. About 1,500 construction workers are building the plant near Wever, and that number is expected to grow to nearly 2,500 later this year. Lee County Sheriff Jim Scholl tells the Des Moines Register area residents have noticed the heavy construction traffic.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters are investigating a fire that killed an infant girl in western Iowa. KETV reports 6-month-old Mayci Colburn-Lerette was killed in the fire in Council Bluffs around 8 p.m. Saturday. Three other family members were critically injured by smoke inhalation and taken to Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Two eastern Iowa college graduates can celebrate the milestone together later this week as mother and daughter. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports 46-year-old Jodi Bergmann and her 22-year-old daughter, Jessica Bergmann, will both graduate together from Hawkeye Community College.

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Flash Flood Warning until 6:30-a.m. for Adair County

Weather

May 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

337 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 AM CDT FOR ADAIR COUNTY.

WHILE THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA…THE THREAT FOR LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING STILL EXISTS. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL ACROSS THE COUNTY AND ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY TRACK ACROSS THE WARNED AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

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Flash Flood Watch Continues until 7-a.m. today (5/12)

Weather

May 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

337 AM CDT MON MAY 12 2014

…THUNDERSTORMS TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN EARLY TODAY…

.SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL HAVE REDEVELOPED OVER WESTERN IOWA. THESE STORMS COULD BRING ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN SOME SPOTS WITH RAINFALL RATES NEAR 2 INCHES PER HOUR AS HEAVIER STORMS MOVE THROUGH.

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL–AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD–

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING…

* THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL EARLY THIS MORNING. LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF TWO INCHES MAY OCCUR. THIS WILL LEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING…PARTICULARLY IN URBAN AND HILLY AREAS.

* FLASH FLOODING WILL POSE A DANGER TO ANYONE NEAR WATERWAYS AND LOW LYING AREAS…AND MAY AFFECT TRAVEL AS SOME ROADS COULD BE FLOODED.

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.

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING UPDATE:

Weather

May 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CRAWFORD IA-CASS IA-CARROLL IA-AUDUBON IA-
1057 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

…THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 AM CDT MONDAY
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRAWFORD…CASS…SOUTHWESTERN CARROLL AND AUDUBON
COUNTIES…

AT 1056 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
ALREADY FALLEN.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
ATLANTIC…AUDUBON…MANNING…GRISWOLD…ANITA…EXIRA…MANILLA…
ELK HORN…LEWIS…TEMPLETON…MASSENA…KIMBALLTON…DEDHAM…
CUMBERLAND…HALBUR…BRAYTON…MARNE…WIOTA…GRAY AND ASPINWALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

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Cardinals hold on to beat Pirates 6-5

Sports

May 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Shelby Miller won his fourth straight start and Trevor Rosenthal induced a bases-loaded double play to end the game as the St. Louis Cardinals held off the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-5 on Sunday night. Allen Craig and Yadier Molina had two hits each, including RBI singles in a four-run first inning. Craig went 5-for-11 in the three-game series after entering with a .202 batting average. Molina was 0-for-12 in his previous four games.

Miller (5-2) walked four and allowed four hits in 5 1-3 innings, but held the Pirates to just two runs – which came on Jordy Mercer’s first home run of the season in the fourth inning. Rosenthal gave up a run in the ninth that made it 5-4, but got Mercer to hit into a 1-2-3 double play to end it.

Charlie Morton (0-5) took the loss.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Southern Cass/Western Adams Counties

Weather

May 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1045 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
WESTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1044 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STANTON…
OR 18 MILES WEST OF CORNING…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CORNING…LAKE ICARIA…MASSENA…CUMBERLAND…NODAWAY…CARBON…
LAKE ICARIA STATE PARK AND CORNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR
IOWA.

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

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

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Special Weather Statement: ponding of water & flooding

Weather

May 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1038 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

IAZ058-059-071-072-081-082-120545-
GUTHRIE-DALLAS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…GUTHRIE CENTER…PANORA…BAYARD…
CASEY…PERRY…WAUKEE…ADEL…GREENFIELD…STUART…ADAIR…
FONTANELLE…WINTERSET…EARLHAM…CORNING…CRESTON
1038 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

…HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED PONDING OF WATER…

A LINE OF TRAINING STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER
PORTIONS OF WESTERN IOWA. THIS MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED PONDING OF
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND PLACES WITH POOR DRAINAGE. PLEASE
DRIVE WITH CAUTION AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO FLOODED ROADS. REPORT
ANY FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY TORNADO WARNING UPDATE

Weather

May 11th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MONTGOMERY IA-
1038 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY…

AT 1037 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER STANTON…OR 27 MILES SOUTH OF ATLANTIC…MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PEOPLE IN STANTON SHOULD TAKE COVER NOW!!!

HAZARD…TORNADO AND GOLF BALL 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…COBURG…
GRANT AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK.

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