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Strong, slow-moving storms brought downpours of rain and hail to some parts of the KJAN listening area, Sunday evening. The storms began to form over parts of Audubon and Guthrie Counties at around 3:45-p.m., with the first warning coming in at 4:15.
A few minutes later, law enforcement reported golf ball-sized hail had fallen 6-miles north/northeast of the Audubon Municipal Airport. A separate batch of storms forming over far western Pottawattamie County brought Nickel-sized hail just before 5-p.m., to an area 4-miles northeast of Council Bluffs. And, just after 5-p.m., the storms which lingered over Audubon County, brought quarter-sized hail to an area 3-miles south/southeast of the Audubon Airport.
There were no immediate reports of damage.
Thunderstorms are expected to move into northern Iowa by mid to late morning as a cold front approaches from the northwest.
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES…
TODAY AND TONIGHT: SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE REGION. THE BEST CHANCE FOR STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SEWARD NEBRASKA TO FREMONT, NE., TO ONAWA IOWA WITH LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS… LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN…AND LIGHTNING THE MAIN HAZARDS.
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT…THEN AGAIN THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED IN SOME AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
AREA COUNTIES: CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD…
513 AM CDT MON JUL 22 2013
TODAY AND TONIGHT…SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS IOWA TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL AND 60 MPH OR GREATER WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY OCCUR.
TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY…THUNDERSTORMS CHANCES RETURN THURSDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND THIS EVENING FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM.
The (podcast) Freese-Notis weather forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic….
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Before you dig into that remodeling project, you should survey the material to be sure you’re not unleashing dangerous asbestos fibers. Brian Hutchins with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says your home doesn’t have to be decades old to contain asbestos materials. “I guess the research would tell us that it’s more prevalent in older homes — like prior to 1990 — but it’s not to say that it can’t be in newer construction as well,” Hutchins says. “Asbestos products can still be imported into the U-S and there’s just a whole lot of different products that have used asbestos.”
Asbestos fibers can cause disease or cancer more than 20 years after the exposure. There are some key areas where you might find asbestos. “Piping insulation, that is an area where it is pretty common that it’s asbestos-containing material, especially in the old thermal insulation material. Flooring material, things like floor tile, linoleum and also the adhesive that is used to glue those materials down. Roofing material — it could be present in shingles and felt paper, and insulation as well,” Hutchins says.
He says you may not be able to tell if a material contains asbestos and should have it checked out. “The only way to know for sure is to actually have the material tested. It really should be sampled by a certified inspector, and then that gets sent into a lab where it is analyzed to determine its asbestos content,” according to Hutchins.
There are state regulations that apply to asbestos removal for commercial buildings, but they don’t apply to single family homes. Even so, Hutchins says you should really have a professional remove the asbestos, as doing it the wrong way increases your exposure. “As long as the material is not damaged and you’re not going to be disturbing it, there’s really no health concern at that point,” he says. “It’s really when you start disturbing that material and releasing those fibers into the air.”
Hutchins says the state certifies people who remove asbestos and you should look for someone with certification to do any removal work. July is Asbestos Awareness Month.
(Radio Iowa)
MILDRED L. WHANNELL, 93, of Harlan, died Sun., July 21st. Funeral services for MILDRED WHANNELL will be held 11-a.m. Wed., July 24th, at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, from 1-to 9-pm, with the family present to greet friends from 5-to 7-pm.
Burial will be in the Harlan Cemetery.
MILDRED WHANNELL is survived by:
Her son – Rex (Mary Kae) Whannell, of Harlan.
Her daughter – Rhonda (John) Mock, of Harlan.
Her sisters – Bessie Langer, of Council Bluffs; Lois Mortensen, of Harlan; Alta Hamilton, of San Anotonio, TX; Vera (Wayne) Raasch, of Harlan; Edna Barton, of Colorado Springs, CO; and Retha Buck, of New York, NY.
Her brother – Robert (Aletha) Buck, of Shelby.
3 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, other relatives, and friends.
Authorities in Montgomery County report the arrest at around 10:04-p.m. Sunday, of 37-year old John Wayne Goodall, of Red Oak. Goodall’s 1995 Chevy S-10 pickup was pulled over near the intersection of Broadway and West Reed Streets, and he was arrested for Driving Under Suspension. He was subsequently cited for the offense, and released.
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