Montgomery County Emergency Management Coordinator Brian Hamman
is asking residents of the County who may have damage resulting from Saturday’s storm, to call his office so that the damage can be documented. Hamman said Sunday afternoon that at that time, he was only aware of a few rural Montgomery County residences that sustained damage to barns, out buildings, trees, and homes. If your property has sustained damage in Montgomery County, call Brian Hamman at712-623-3749, and leave a message.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Westbrook allowed one earned run in seven strong innings and rookie Matt Carpenter homered, tripled and drove in five runs in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 10-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday. Cubs starter Paul Maholm (0-2) surrendered six runs in four innings. The left-hander is 0-7 with a 7.03 ERA in nine starts since his last win on July 10, 2011 against the Cubs when he was with Pittsburgh. Carpenter has been getting regular duty while Lance Berkman recovers from a strained left calf and is batting .409 with 10 RBIs in 22 at-bats. He singled his first two trips with an RBI, belted a two-run shot to straightaway center off Lendy Castillo in the fifth for his first career homer and added a two-run triple off Rodrigo Lopez in the seventh.
CRESTON, Iowa (AP) — The Creston police chief says tornado sirens didn’t sound before a strong storm swept into town, damaging a hospital and community college. Paul Ver Meer says there was no warning before an apparent tornado hit Saturday evening, and the first he knew that the city was at risk came from a call from Greater Regional Medical Center. The hospital sustained roof damage and had its windows blown out by storm. Southwest Community College also suffered damage but the extent wasn’t known. The school’s website says classes won’t be held there Monday or Tuesday. Ver Meer says Creston was “very lucky” that no one was injured.
DEXTER, Iowa (AP) — A Menlo man has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and several other charges in the death of a man found on a gravel road in Dexter.
Mike Beeler, of Menlo (Booking photo courtesy Guthrie Co. Sheriff's Dept.)
The Iowa Department of Public Safety says 21-year-old Mike Beeler was intoxicated when he drove a tractor that ran down 23-year-old Justin Westfall, of Menlo, during a house party in Dexter. Westfall’s body was found about 4:45 a.m. Saturday. Authorities say Beeler is being held Sunday in the Guthrie County jail on $25,000 bond. In addition to vehicular homicide, Beeler is charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, criminal mischief and operating while intoxicated.
THURMAN, Iowa (AP) — One resident says it looks “like World War III” in Thurman following a tornado that damaged at least 75 percent of the homes in the small town. But people are giving thanks because no one died. The only injuries reported are cuts and bruises. Thurman Mayor Rod Umphreys says city officials sounded the tornado sirens six or seven minutes before the twister with 135 mile-per-hour winds swept into town Saturday evening. Residents also received warnings through Code RED, an emergency system used by Fremont County that sends alerts to subscriber cellphones. Umphreys says the combined warnings likely saved lives, as the tornado was shrouded in rain. Larry Hill, who barricaded himself in a closet as the roof was torn from his home, says he’d been paying close attention to weather warnings for days and was as ready as he could be for the storm.
The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Thurman Saturday night was an EF-2 on the Fujita Scale of winds and destruction. The twister touched down about 2-miles north of Percival and tracked for 10-miles before dissipating about a mile south of Tabor.Officials say the tornado was one-half mile wide.
A STORM SURVEY WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DES MOINES IN CRESTON AND NEAR OSCEOLA, TODAY(APRIL 15, 2012) IN RELATION TO THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA ON
APRIL 14, 2012. THE SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THE RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS OF THE SURVEY WILL BE COMPLETED AND TRANSMITTED VIA A PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT AND ALSO POSTED TO THE WEATHER SERVICES’ WEBSITE [WEATHER.GOV/DMX] LATER TODAY.
Dale Erickson Memorial Golf Tournament at Anita (Saturday, April 14, 2012)
CAM and Ankeny Christian Academy had individuals compete for medals but didn’t have 4 golfers for the team competition.
Individual honors (medals):
Audubon players claimed five of the top eight individual scores (46 in the entire field.) Andrew Irlmeier (78) was second, Michael Bylund (80) was fourth, Nick Fett (82) was sixth, and Drew Keller (83) and Andy Hoffmann (83) tied for seventh. Cameron Mennenoh shot 89.
Audubon Coach Gary Keller’s comments: Players teed off into heavy fog about 8:30 a.m. and putted on dewy greens, but there was very little wind and temps were pleasant. The tournament ended at 2:00 p.m. just ahead of the thunderstorms. Audubon’s guys played very steady, consistent golf, with only 2 individual hole scores (out of 108) higher than a 6. The 4-man total of the 2nd 9 was our lowest of the year: 155. Michael (41-39), Andrew (38-40), and Nick (41-41) played the front and back nines pretty evenly, while Drew (44-39) and Andy (46-37) made big comebacks. Andrew had an eagle on #5, the long par-5 hole than runs along the edge of the State Park. Panorama had never lost in all the years that tournament has been held. Mostly the same Audubon players placed 2nd at this tournament two years ago.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
938 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 N CORNING 41.07N 94.74W
04/14/2012 ADAMS IA TRAINED SPOTTER
FARM OUTBUILDING DESTROYED BY EITHER WIND OR TORANDO. THE
EVENT WAS NOT OBSERVED.
0305 PM HAIL 7 NNW CARBON 41.14N 94.87W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH ADAMS IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER SIZED HAIL HAS BEEN
FALLING FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
0327 PM HAIL 1 NE MASSENA 41.26N 94.76W
04/14/2012 E0.88 INCH CASS IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0351 PM TORNADO 9 NW CRESTON 41.15N 94.49W
04/14/2012 ADAMS IA AMATEUR RADIO
RAIN-WRAPPED TORNADO. RETRANSMISSION OF REPORT FROM
352PM.
0355 PM TSTM WND DMG 9 N CORNING 41.12N 94.76W
04/14/2012 ADAMS IA EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE BRANCHES DOWN
0415 PM HEAVY RAIN 8 ENE GREENFIELD 41.34N 94.32W
04/14/2012 E1.40 INCH ADAIR IA AMATEUR RADIO
TOTAL RAINFALL FROM THE FIRST STORM.
0424 PM HAIL 8 W WINTERSET 41.33N 94.18W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH MADISON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
AT HIGHWAY 92 AND PITZER ROAD
0430 PM HAIL 1 WSW WINTERSET 41.33N 94.03W
04/14/2012 M1.00 INCH MADISON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0431 PM HAIL 3 W WINTERSET 41.34N 94.08W
04/14/2012 M1.00 INCH MADISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
0441 PM TSTM WND DMG WINTERSET 41.34N 94.02W
04/14/2012 MADISON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIND BLOWING OVER ROAD SIGNS.
0456 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 W WINTERSET 41.34N 94.08W
04/14/2012 M1.50 INCH MADISON IA AMATEUR RADIO
1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN 30 MINUTES
0508 PM HEAVY RAIN 3 WNW ORIENT 41.21N 94.47W
04/14/2012 M4.00 INCH ADAIR IA TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE AND A HALF INCHES BEFORE 500 PM. AN ADDITIONAL TWO
AND A HALF INCHES FROM 500 PM TO 700 PM. RAINFALL TOTAL 4
INCHES
0514 PM HAIL 4 SSW DES MOINES INT AI 41.48N 93.69W
04/14/2012 E0.88 INCH WARREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0519 PM HAIL 2 S DES MOINES 41.55N 93.62W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH POLK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORT FROM DES MOINES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HAIL FELL
FROM 519 PM UNTIL 537 PM. LARGEST HAIL WAS 1 INCH.
0521 PM HAIL 3 SSW DES MOINES INT AI 41.49N 93.68W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH WARREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0525 PM HAIL S DES MOINES 41.58N 93.62W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH POLK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0527 PM HAIL 1 SE DES MOINES INT AIR 41.52N 93.65W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH POLK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
LOCATED AT ARMY POST RD AND SE 5TH ST.
0530 PM HAIL DES MOINES 41.58N 93.62W
04/14/2012 E0.88 INCH POLK IA PUBLIC
PEA TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL NEAR THE CAPITOL BUILDING IN
DOWNTOWN DES MOINES
0644 PM TSTM WND DMG ATLANTIC 41.40N 95.01W
04/14/2012 CASS IA PUBLIC
SHINGLES BLOWN OFF HOME. SMALL BRANCHES BROKEN OFF.
0647 PM HAIL 1 W CRESTON 41.06N 94.38W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
0647 PM HAIL MURRAY 41.04N 93.95W
04/14/2012 E0.88 INCH CLARKE IA PUBLIC
MAINLY PEA TO DIME SIZE. A FEW NICKEL SIZE HAIL STONES
0647 PM HAIL 5 NW OSCEOLA 41.08N 93.84W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH CLARKE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0650 PM HAIL 5 SW NEW VIRGINIA 41.13N 93.80W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH CLARKE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0653 PM FLASH FLOOD ATLANTIC 41.40N 95.01W
04/14/2012 CASS IA EMERGENCY MNGR
FLASH FLOODING REPORTED IN ATLANTIC. WATER AT LEAST 18
INCHES DEEP COVERING ROADS.
0654 PM HAIL 1 W NEW VIRGINIA 41.18N 93.75W
04/14/2012 E1.25 INCH WARREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0655 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N LENOX 40.90N 94.56W
04/14/2012 TAYLOR IA 911 CALL CENTER
LARGE TREE KNOCKED DOWN OVER THE ROAD NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 49 AND HIGHWAY 34.
0657 PM HAIL 5 SW CRESTON 41.01N 94.43W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH UNION IA AMATEUR RADIO
0700 PM HAIL NEW VIRGINIA 41.18N 93.73W
04/14/2012 M1.25 INCH WARREN IA PUBLIC
MEASURED 1.2 INCHES AFTER MELTING FOR A FEW MINUTES.
0700 PM HAIL 5 S MARTENSDALE 41.30N 93.74W
04/14/2012 E0.88 INCH WARREN IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0706 PM TSTM WND GST 2 W DIAGONAL 40.81N 94.38W
04/14/2012 E50.00 MPH RINGGOLD IA TRAINED SPOTTER
50 MPH WINDS REPORTED
0709 PM HAIL CRESTON 41.06N 94.36W
04/14/2012 E0.75 INCH UNION IA TRAINED SPOTTER
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS WITH HAIL.
0720 PM HAIL 5 SW LORIMOR 41.08N 94.12W
04/14/2012 E1.75 INCH UNION IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
0724 PM TSTM WND DMG CRESTON 41.06N 94.36W
04/14/2012 UNION IA AMATEUR RADIO
20 INCH TREES DOWN. STRUCTURAL AND ROOF DAMAGE TO
HOSPITAL. LARGE TREES UPROOTED.
0729 PM HAIL MURRAY 41.04N 93.95W
04/14/2012 E2.75 INCH CLARKE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0730 PM HAIL 2 WSW OSCEOLA 41.02N 93.82W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH CLARKE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 1.67 INCHES OF RAIN IN AN HOUR
AND TWENTY MINUTES ALSO.
0730 PM TSTM WND GST WINTERSET 41.34N 94.02W
04/14/2012 E60.00 MPH MADISON IA TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 60 MPH GUST AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 169 AND
92 ON WEST SIDE OF WINTERSET.
0737 PM TORNADO 2 NW OSCEOLA 41.05N 93.80W
04/14/2012 CLARKE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND. LOOKING NORTHWEST FROM LAKESIDE
CASINO NEAR OSCEOLA.
0737 PM HAIL 4 NNW OSCEOLA 41.09N 93.80W
04/14/2012 E0.88 INCH CLARKE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0739 PM TSTM WND GST 4 S DALLAS CENTER 41.63N 93.98W
04/14/2012 E70.00 MPH DALLAS IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0744 PM TSTM WND GST 2 W WEST DES MOINES 41.57N 93.79W
04/14/2012 E60.00 MPH DALLAS IA TRAINED SPOTTER
REPORTED NORTH OF THE JORDAN CREEK MALL.
0745 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 S DALLAS CENTER 41.63N 93.98W
04/14/2012 DALLAS IA AMATEUR RADIO
12-13 TREE SNAPPED AT BASE.
0746 PM HAIL 2 NNE OSCEOLA 41.06N 93.76W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH CLARKE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
AND ... 50 TO 60 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
0748 PM HAIL 2 WNW NEWTON AIRPORT 41.69N 93.06W
04/14/2012 E0.50 INCH JASPER IA TRAINED SPOTTER
MARBLE-SIZED HAIL
0750 PM TSTM WND DMG DES MOINES 41.58N 93.62W
04/14/2012 POLK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
POWER LINES DOWN...POWER OUTAGES...4-5 INCHES RUNNING
WATER IN STREETS DUE TO HEAVY RAINFALL.
0751 PM TSTM WND GST DES MOINES 41.58N 93.62W
04/14/2012 M65.00 MPH POLK IA MESONET
SOUTH WIND AT 65 MPH AT BLANK PARK ZOO IN SOUTH DES
MOINES.
0753 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 N DES MOINES 41.62N 93.61W
04/14/2012 POLK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
10 INCH DIAMETER LIMBS DOWN ALONG EAST 18TH STREET.
0755 PM TSTM WND GST 2 NNW ANKENY AIRPORT 41.72N 93.58W
04/14/2012 E65.00 MPH POLK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
60 TO 65 MPH WINDS...NO DAMAGE REPORTS YET. WIND LASTED
ABOUT 10 MPH.
0759 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE JOHNSTON 41.68N 93.69W
04/14/2012 POLK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
SMALL BRANCHES BROKEN OFF. MINOR STREET FLOODING.
0807 PM FLASH FLOOD WINTERSET 41.34N 94.02W
04/14/2012 MADISON IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IN MADISON COUNTY. SOME ROADS
UNDER WATER ESPCIALY WEST...SOUTH AND NORTH OF WINTERSET.
0815 PM HEAVY RAIN 5 SW SAYLORVILLE LAKE 41.69N 93.80W
04/14/2012 M2.75 INCH POLK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AT 2.75 INCHES AS OF 815 PM. 1.9
INCHES FELL WITHIN 45 MINUTES.
0820 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NW ANKENY AIRPORT 41.74N 93.64W
04/14/2012 POLK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STREET FLOODING...1 TO 2 FEET IN ANKENY NEAR HY VEE AND
HIGH SCHOOL BY 1ST STREET.
0821 PM HAIL 5 W CHARITON AIRPORT 41.03N 93.46W
04/14/2012 E1.75 INCH LUCAS IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0829 PM TSTM WND DMG KNOXVILLE 41.32N 93.10W
04/14/2012 MARION IA TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN AND DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0829 PM HAIL 2 E CHARITON AIRPORT 41.02N 93.32W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH LUCAS IA TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZED HAIL ALONG WITH ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND
GUSTS.
0831 PM NON-TSTM WND GST RINGSTED 43.30N 94.51W
04/14/2012 E55.00 MPH EMMET IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0831 PM HAIL 2 NNE MONTEZUMA 41.61N 92.50W
04/14/2012 E0.50 INCH POWESHIEK IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0845 PM HAIL PELLA 41.41N 92.92W
04/14/2012 E0.75 INCH MARION IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0.25 TO 0.75 INCH HAIL REPORTED ALONG WITH MINOR STREET
FLOODING
0845 PM HAIL N LOVILIA 41.14N 92.91W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH MONROE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL... PARTIALLY COVERING THE GROUND
0900 PM HAIL 4 SW EDDYVILLE 41.12N 92.68W
04/14/2012 E2.50 INCH MONROE IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0907 PM HAIL 1 NW EDDYVILLE 41.16N 92.64W
04/14/2012 E1.75 INCH MAHASKA IA TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
0907 PM HAIL 2 NW OSKALOOSA 41.31N 92.67W
04/14/2012 E1.00 INCH MAHASKA IA TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND EST. 60 TO 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
0910 PM HAIL 1 WNW OSKALOOSA 41.30N 92.66W
04/14/2012 E0.75 INCH MAHASKA IA TRAINED SPOTTER
STRONG WINDS REPORTED...NO ESTIMATE ON SPEED.
612 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE NISHNABOTNA RIVER NEAR HAMBURG AFFECTING FREMONT COUNTY, FROM TODAY UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 6:00 AM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 21.4 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 23.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST…RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TODAY AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO
NEAR 26.5 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. THE RIVER SHOULD FALL BELOW
FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT…AT 27.0 FEET…STATE HIGHWAY 275 SOUTH OF THE GAGE MAY BE
THREATENED IN SEVERAL SPOTS.
Here’s the National Weather Service Forecast for Cass and area Counties in southwest Iowa.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 65. Our Low through 6-a.m. today was 57. From 7-am Saturday through 6-a.m. Sunday, we received 2.35″ of rain, in Atantic, at the KJAN studios (your official National Weather Service reporting site for Atlantic.)
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