412 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MONTGOMERY…EASTERN MILLS AND POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES UNTIL 500 AM CDT…

AT 412 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF MACEDONIA…OR 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. HALF INCH HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

EASTERN COUNCIL BLUFFS…RED OAK…OAKLAND…AVOCA…MALVERN…

TREYNOR…UNDERWOOD…CARSON…WALNUT…STANTON…EMERSON…

ELLIOTT…MACEDONIA…SILVER CITY…HANCOCK…HENDERSON…HASTINGS…

MCCLELLAND…GRANT AND FARM CREEK PUBLIC WILDLIFE AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 51.

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 28 AND 64.

INTERSTATE 29 NEAR MILE MARKER 45.

INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 20.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS…AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS…FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

333 AM CDT WED JUL 6 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

NORTHEASTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

SOUTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT

* AT 333 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF MALVERN…OR 24 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OMAHA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

MALVERN…TREYNOR…CARSON…MACEDONIA…SILVER CITY…HENDERSON… HASTINGS…FARM CREEK PUBLIC WILDLIFE AREA AND OLD TOWN PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 23.

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 44.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

1046 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…NORTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…EASTERN MONONA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1045 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 3 MILES WEST OF DANBURY TO 6 MILES EAST OF LOGAN…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THESE ARE VERY DANGEROUS STORMS.

HAZARD…80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

HARLAN…EARLING…UTE…IRWIN…DEFIANCE…MOORHEAD…WOODBINE… MAPLETON…DUNLAP…PANAMA…PORTSMOUTH…SOLDIER…WESTPHALIA.. TENNANT…KIRKMAN…SCHABEN PARK…MANTENO RECREATION AREA AND WILLOW LAKE RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 89.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH TORNADO LIKE WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED. MOBILE HOMES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND MAY BE OVERTURNED. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE.

HARRISON IA-DODGE NE-BURT NE-WASHINGTON NE-
1013 PM CDT TUE JUL 5 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HARRISON...NORTHEASTERN DODGE...BURT AND
NORTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES...

AT 1012 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES EAST OF
TEKAMAH...OR 33 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. THIS
IS A DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE
         TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE
         HOMES...ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

Today: Partly Cloudy, warm & humid. High 93. S @ 10-20. HEAT ADVISORY 1-8pm. Heat Index 102-106+.

Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scatt. Showers & tstrms. Low 73. S-N @ 5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy, warm & humid w/scatt morning shwrs & tstrms. SDE @ 10-15.High 91.

Thursday: Variably Cldy, warm & humid w/scatt shwrs & tstrms. High 88.

Friday: P/Cldy. High 84.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 76. Our 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 61. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 87 and the low was 67. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 107 in 1911. The Record Low was 41 in 1972.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Forecasters are warning about extreme heat and the possibility of severe thunderstorms across much of Nebraska and Iowa today (Tuesday). The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for southeast Nebraska and western Iowa this afternoon and this evening, because temperatures are expected to soar into the 90s and combine with humidity.

Later in the day, there is a potential for severe weather to develop across both states. Strong winds, large hail and heavy rain are possible with the storms.

UNION and RINGGOLD COUNTIES…

…LOCALLY DENSE FOG POSSIBLE…

A CLEARING SKY IS ALLOWING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOG ACROSS SOUTHERN IOWA. MOST LOCATIONS ARE REPORTING TWO TO FOUR MILES VISIBILITY BUT LOW LYING AREAS AND SOME LOCALIZED VISIBILITY IS AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. USE CAUTION DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. BE PREPARED FOR RAPID REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY.

Early This Morning: Mostly clear. Patchy fog. South wind around 5 mph.
Today: Mostly sunny. Hot and humid. Patchy fog through mid morning. High in the lower 90s. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Highest heat index readings 100 to 105 in the afternoon. **HEAT ADVISORY FROM 1-UNTIL 1-P.M.**
Tonight: Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms in the evening…then thunderstorms likely before midnight and early morning. A chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. Low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent. Highest heat index readings around 100 through midnight.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. A 30 percent chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. High around 90. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the lower 70s. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Highest heat index readings around 100 through midnight.
Thursday: Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the upper 80s. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.

AREA COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS–CASS-ADAIR-MADISON–ADAMS-UNION–TAYLOR-RINGGOLD–POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT.

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM TODAY (Tuesday)…

* TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES…HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S WITH DEW POINTS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 102 TO 106 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

Heat Advisory for counties shaded in orange.

* IMPACTS…HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES MAY OCCUR SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS…HEAT EXHAUSTION…AND HEAT STROKE…ESPECIALLY IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

AREA COUNTIES: AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS–CASS-ADAIR-MADISON–ADAMS-UNION–TAYLOR-RINGGOLD–POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT…

…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT TUESDAY…

Heat Advisory Tuesday for Counties in orange on this map.

* TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES…MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE IN THE LOWER 90S WITH DEW POINTS RANGING IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND MOIST AIR WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX VALUES RANGING FROM 102 TO 110 DEGREES DURING THE AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS…HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES MAY OCCUR SUCH AS HEAT CRAMPS…HEAT EXHAUSTION…AND HEAT STROKE…ESPECIALLY IF PROPER PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS…STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM…STAY OUT OF THE SUN…AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.