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Flash flood warning until 11-pm for: Montgomery & NE Page Counties

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April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

604 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…

MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT

* AT 600 PM CDT…THE STANTON FIRE CHIEF REPORTED THAT CREEKS WERE STARTING TO COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS IN PARTS OF EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES SHOW 2 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN IN MUCH OF THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL LIGHT RAIN MAY OCCUR. HEAVY RAIN ALSO AFFECTED PARTS OF PAGE COUNTY…AND STREAMS GENERALLY FLOW SOUTH INTO PAGE COUNTY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… RED OAK…CLARINDA…VILLISCA…STANTON…ELLIOTT… GRANT… YORKTOWN… HEPBURN AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 39 AND 51.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

IF FLOODING THREATENS YOUR LOCATION….MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

TORNADO WARNING SW MADISON/SE ADAIR/NW UNION COUNTIES

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April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

545 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…SOUTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…NORTHWESTERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 544 PM CDT…A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER CRESTON…MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.

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.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…

GREEN VALLEY LAKE AROUND 555 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE CRESTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…ORIENT…GREEN VALLEY LAKE STATE PARK AND MACKSBURG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPEAT…A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Madison/Union/Adair/Ringgold Counties

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April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

542 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…WESTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA… NORTHERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…SOUTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 542 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CRESTON TO 6 MILES WEST OF SUN VALLEY LAKE TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF MOUNT AYR…MOVING NORTH AT 45 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…

CRESTON…WINTERSET…MOUNT AYR…SUN VALLEY LAKE…AVENUE OF THE SAINTS EVENT CENTER…AFTON…MURRAY…ST. CHARLES…TRURO…LORIMOR… DIAGONAL…TINGLEY…EAST PERU…MACKSBURG…ARISPE…SHANNON CITY… THAYER…ELLSTON…BEACONSFIELD AND CRESTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

Urban & Small Stream Flood Advisory for Montgomery & Page Counties

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April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

542 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

A FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT FOR EASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTIES…

AT 541 PM CDT…RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN MUCH OF THE ADVISORY AREA. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS… DITCHES AND FIELDS IS LIKELY. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…VILLISCA…STANTON…GRANT…HEPBURN AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

Tornado Warning for NE Taylor, SW Union, NW Ringgold & SE Adams Counties

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April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

524 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN TAYLOR…SOUTHWESTERN UNION…NORTHWESTERN RINGGOLD AND SOUTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTIES…

AT 523 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LENOX…OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CRESTON…MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

A SECOND CIRCULATION WAS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF DIAGONAL…ALSO MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

LENOX…CLEARFIELD…CROMWELL…KENT AND CRESTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.

Special Weather Statement for Cass County, IA

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

CASS IA-

528 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

…ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL EXPECTED IN SOUTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY…AT 523 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ENTERING SOUTHWESTERN CASS COUNTY. RAINFALL ESTIMATES OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS ARE AS HIGH AS 2 TO 3 INCHES…WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN OCCURRING BETWEEN GRISWOLD AND GRANT. THE ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE UP TO ANOTHER INCH OF RAINFALL. PONDING OF WATER CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT WITHIN-BANK RISES OF SMALLER STREAMS IN THE AREA OF HEAVIER RAINFALL.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

ATLANTIC…GRISWOLD…LEWIS…MARNE…WIOTA…COLD SPRINGS STATE PARK… GRISWOLD PARK AND ATLANTIC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA.

Tornado warning continues for NE Montgomery County

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April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MONTGOMERY IA-

329 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY…

AT 328 PM CDT…A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF STANTON…OR 15 MILES WEST OF CORNING…MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. A TORNADO WAS ON THE GROUND AS OF 329 PM NORTHEAST OF STANTON. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

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.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

STANTON…GRANT AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning SW Page/Eastern Fremont Co.

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

326 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

SOUTHWESTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

EASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT

* AT 325 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR FARRAGUT TO 7 MILES NORTH OF  TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 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…

SHENANDOAH…FARRAGUT…BLANCHARD…IMOGENE…NORTHBORO AND PIERCE RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 22. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

TORNADO WARNING NE MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

323 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 322 PM CDT…A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF STANTON…OR 16 MILES WEST OF CORNING…MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER TORNADO MAY BE DEVELOPING ON THE SOUTHEAST EDGE OF THIS STORM.

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: GRANT AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 45 AND 51.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TO REPEAT…A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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.

Confirmed tornado near Stanton

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

318 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY…

AT 317 PM CDT…A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STANTON…OR 16 MILES WEST OF CORNING…MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THIS WAS REPORTED BY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, WITH DEBRIS DISPLAYED.

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

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.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

VILLISCA…STANTON…ELLIOTT…GRANT AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 39 AND 51.