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Severe Thunderstorm warning Dallas/Madison/Adair/Guthrie Counties

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June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
715 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
  NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...
  EASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
  NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT

* AT 714 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER PANORA...OR
  6 MILES EAST OF GUTHRIE CENTER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.

  IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
           WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WEST DES MOINES...WAUKEE...WINTERSET...ADEL...GUTHRIE CENTER...
  STUART...DALLAS CENTER...EARLHAM...PANORA...DE SOTO...VAN METER...
  LAKE PANORAMA...REDFIELD...DEXTER...DIAMONDHEAD LAKE...MINBURN...
  MENLO...YALE...JAMAICA AND LINDEN.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 84 AND 117.

Tornado Warning SW Dallas County

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

704 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 704 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PANORA…OR 11 MILES WEST
OF ADEL…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER 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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
EARLHAM AROUND 745 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
DEXTER…REDFIELD AND LINDEN.

Tornado Warning! SE Guthrie County

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
657 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 657 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GUTHRIE CENTER…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO.

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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR… STUART AROUND 730 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE MENLO AND DIAMONDHEAD LAKE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS…IN A
MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

Shelby County warning update

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SHELBY IA-
651 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR EASTERN SHELBY COUNTY…

AT 650 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HARLAN…OR 17 MILES WEST OF AUDUBON…MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
HARLAN…IRWIN…KIRKMAN…PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK AND ELK HORN CREEK RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 86.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Dallas & Guthrie Counties

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
650 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
EAST CENTRAL GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 649 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST
OF PANORA…OR 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PERRY…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
URBANDALE…CLIVE…WAUKEE…GRIMES…ADEL…DALLAS CENTER…
EARLHAM…PANORA…REDFIELD…DEXTER…DIAMONDHEAD LAKE AND LINDEN.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 99 AND 105.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: NW Guthrie County until 7:15-pm

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

631 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

NORTHWESTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 631 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF

COON RAPIDS…OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF GUTHRIE CENTER…MOVING EAST

AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

GUTHRIE CENTER…LAKE PANORAMA…BAYARD…BAGLEY AND SPRINGBROOK

STATE PARK.

 

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Shelby County until 7:30-p.m.

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

627 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 626 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EARLING…OR 21 MILES SOUTH OF DENISON…MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

HARLAN…EARLING…IRWIN…DEFIANCE…PANAMA…PORTSMOUTH…

WESTPHALIA…TENNANT…KIRKMAN…ELK HORN CREEK RECREATION AREA…

PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK AND NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

BUILDING.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN

IOWA.

 

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: NW Dallas & NE Guthrie Counties

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

620 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

NORTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

NORTHEASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 620 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE PANORAMA…OR 12 MILES WEST OF PERRY…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

PERRY…WOODWARD…MINBURN…YALE…JAMAICA…DAWSON…BOUTON…

LAKIN SLOUGH GAME MANAGEMENT AREA AND PERRY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

 

TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 2-A.M. THURSDAY

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

620 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

TORNADO WATCH 349 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR THE

FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA: ADAIR ADAMS

AUDUBON  CARROLL CASS CRAWFORD DALLAS FREMONT GUTHRIE HARRISON MADISON MILLS MONONA MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE RINGGOLD SAC SHELBY TAYLOR UNION….

 

FLASH FLOOD WATCH update (4-pm 6/24/15)

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

359 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT….THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD OVER CENTRAL IOWA THIS EVENING HOURS.

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-ADAIR-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-MADISON COUNTIES…

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS EXPANDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…ADAIR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…AUDUBON…CARROLL…CRAWFORD AND SAC.

* TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR AND MULTIPLE STORMS MAY PASS OVER THE SAME AREA. PLUS…SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN A SHORT TIME FRAME WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD THREAT TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING 5 INCHES.

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.