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Severe Thunderstorm Watch update

Weather

April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

903 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 101 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IN IA

IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE: ADAIR ADAMS AUDUBON BUENA VISTA CALHOUN CARROLL CASS CHEROKEE CLAY CRAWFORD DICKINSON EMMET FREMONT GREENE GUTHRIE HARRISON IDA LYON MILLS  MONTGOMERY O’BRIEN OSCEOLA PAGE PALO ALTO PLYMOUTH POCAHONTAS POTTAWATTAMIE SAC SHELBY SIOUX TAYLOR WOODBURY

 

Severe T-storm update: Montgomery, Mills, Page & Fremont Counties

Weather

April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

858 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT FOR MONTGOMERY…SOUTHEASTERN MILLS…NORTHWESTERN PAGE AND NORTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES…

AT 858 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES SOUTH OF EMERSON TO 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF CLARINDA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

 

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Montgomery, Mills & Fremont Counties

Weather

April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

848 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

SOUTHEASTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

NORTHWESTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

NORTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 847 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SHENANDOAH…

OR 22 MILES NORTH OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

RED OAK…SHENANDOAH…VILLISCA…ESSEX…STANTON…FARRAGUT…COIN…

YORKTOWN…IMOGENE…COBURG…HEPBURN…VIKING LAKE STATE PARK AND

PIERCE RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 33 AND 51.

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO

FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS

 

Special Weather Statement for Cass & area Counties

Weather

April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

TAYLOR IA-CASS IA-UNION IA-ADAIR IA-RINGGOLD IA-ADAMS IA-

838 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SOUTHERN IOWA PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS …AT 834 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A BROKEN LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF ELLIOTT TO 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BRADDYVILLE…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

CRESTON, CORNING, BEDFORD, LENOX, LAKE ICARIA, GREEN VALLEY LAKE, NEW MARKET ORIENT, CLEARFIELD, DIAGONAL, PRESCOTT, BLOCKTON, GRAVITY, NODAWAY, CROMWELL, SHARPSBURG, REDDING, KENT, BENTON AND CONWAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN DES MOINES.

Significant Weather Advisory for SE Pottawattamie County

Weather

April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

FREMONT IA-PAGE IA-MILLS IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-MONTGOMERY IA-

828 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE…MONTGOMERY…MILLS…PAGE…FREMONT…COUNTIES UNTIL 930 PM CDT…

AT 826 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING NUMEROUS STORMS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS ALONG WITH SOME SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

BELLEVUE, NE..NEBRASKA CITY, NE…PLATTSMOUTH, NE…RED OAK…CLARINDA…GLENWOOD…SHENANDOAH…VILLISCA…HAMBURG…MALVERN…SIDNEY…ESSEX…STANTON… FARRAGUT…PACIFIC JUNCTION…EMERSON…ELLIOTT…RIVERTON…COIN AND BRADDYVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 2 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 504 AND 508.

HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 51.

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 41.

HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 51.

INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 42.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS…AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…AND SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH until 10-p.m. (4/24)

News, Weather

April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

225 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

THE SEVERE STORMS PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN, OK., HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 101 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR ADAMS AUDUBON BUENA VISTA CALHOUN CARROLL CASS CHEROKEE CLAY CRAWFORD DICKINSON EMMET FREMONT GREENE GUTHRIE HARRISON IDA LYON MILLS MONONA MONTGOMERY O’BRIEN OSCEOLA PAGE PALO ALTO PLYMOUTH POCAHONTAS POTTAWATTAMIE SAC SHELBY SIOUX TAYLOR WOODBURY.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10-p.m (Counties in mauve)

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 10-p.m (Counties in mauve)

PROBABILITY TABLE:

PROB OF 2 OR MORE TORNADOES : 20%

PROB OF 1 OR MORE STRONG /F2-F5/ TORNADOES : <02%

PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE WIND EVENTS : 60%

PROB OF 1 OR MORE WIND EVENTS > 75 MPH : 30%

PROB OF 10 OR MORE SEVERE HAIL EVENTS : 90%

PROB OF 1 OR MORE HAIL EVENTS > 2 INCHES : 30%

PROB OF 6 OR MORE COMBINED SEVERE HAIL/WIND EVENTS : >95%

MAX HAIL /INCHES/ : 2.5

MAX WIND GUSTS SURFACE /MPH/ : 75

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is issued by the National Weather Service when conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.

Precautions when a Severe Thunderstorm Watch is issued:
Unplug electronic equipment. Power surges from lightning can damage computers, monitors and TVs, and cause sparks that might start a fire.
If it’s safe, bring in outdoor furniture and other items that could blow away. These may become a hazard.
Stay inside a building or car that’s not a convertible.
Rubber tires won’t protect you from lightning so avoid touching metal inside the car.
Close windows, shutters, blinds, shades, and curtains. This will help keep out wind, rain, and broken glass.
Make sure outside doors are securely closed. This will help keep out wind and rain.

(Updated) Hazardous Weather Outlook for western & southwest IA

Weather

April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES (1239 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016):

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING…WITH SOME OF THE STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE WEEK. THERE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS LOW AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE COUNTIES:

SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SPREAD INTO
SOUTHWEST IOWA LATE IN THE DAY AND THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST STORMS ARE FORECAST TO DEVELOP BETWEEN ABOUT 4 AND 5 PM ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR WAYNE TO WEST OF LINCOLN…WITH THE LINE MOVING EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUFFICIENT SHEAR AND INSTABILITY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR MAINLY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO AS WELL…MAINLY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA WHERE LOW LEVEL SHEAR WILL BE HIGHEST.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN SOUTH DAKOTA WILL PUSH A DRYLINE AND COLD FRONT INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…LEADING TO THE RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS. MOST OF THE STORMS WILL BE MOVING EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER BY MID EVENING…AND EAST OF SOUTHWEST IOWA BY  MIDNIGHT, ENDING THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS TUESDAY…ESPECIALLY DURING
THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE ACTIVE PATTERN SHOULD CONTINUE WITH A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT…THEN AGAIN FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, 4/24/16

Weather

April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Partly Sunny & windy, w/a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. High near 77. S @ 15-30mph
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some severe storms are possible. Otherwise mostly cloudy & windy. Low 56. S @ 15-30.
Monday: Mo. Cldy w/a 30% chance of showers & thunderstorms in the morning; Becoming mostly sunny & breezy. High near 72. W @ 10-25mph
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Tuesday: P/Sunny & breezy, w/a slight chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 67. E @ 10-25mph.
Tuesday Night: A 70% chance of showers & thunderstorms, mainly after 8pm. Low around 51.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. High near 62.

Severe weather possible this afternoon: Hazardous Weather Outlook

Weather

April 24th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR COUNTIES…417 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2016

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING…AND ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY BE SEVERE. ALTHOUGH THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS…AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. THE BEST CHANCES FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE BETWEEN 5 PM AND 8 PM.

THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE WEEK. SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…MAINLY SOUTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 34. ALTHOUGH THE PRIMARY THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS…AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE IOWA HIGHWAY 3 CORRIDOR.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES…..

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS MORNING. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS COULD DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY LAST INTO THE EVENING. THE MAIN HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. CHANCES ARE HIGHEST OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA DURING THE AFTERNOON…THEN THERE SHOULD BE AN EASTWARD SHIFT THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IS TUESDAY…ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE ACTIVE PATTERN SHOULD CONTINUE WITH A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT…THEN AGAIN FROM FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT… SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR PARTS OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

Special Weather Statement for western/southwest IA, re: Dense Fog

Weather

April 23rd, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR- MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES

507 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2016 …

PATCHY TO AREAS OF FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. POCKETS OF FOG, WHICH MAY BRIEFLY BE DENSE AT TIMES WITH VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS, WILL BE IN THE AREA THROUGH AROUND SUNRISE TODAY.

TOWARD SUNRISE OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE FOG WILL BEGIN TO LIFT AND CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE THROUGH MID MORNING.

IF TRAVELING EARLY THIS MORNING…USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS… SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. ALSO BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR INTERSECTIONS AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS IN AREAS OF DENSE FOG AS ONCOMING TRAINS AND VEHICLES MAY BE HIDDEN BY THE FOG.