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TORNADO WARNING: NE GUTHRIE/SE GREENE COUNTIES

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

300 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…

NORTHEASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

* UNTIL 330 PM CST

* AT 300 PM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A

TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE PANORAMA…OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF

GUTHRIE CENTER…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF

NORTHEASTERN GUTHRIE AND SOUTHEASTERN GREENE COUNTIES…INCLUDING

THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…SPRINGBROOK STATE PARK…LAKIN SLOUGH

GAME MANAGEMENT AREA…JAMAICA…BAGLEY…YALE AND RIPPEY.

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.

 

Cook highlights Iowa’s recruiting class

Sports

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Four-star prep forward Tyler Cook is among the players who signed with Iowa and coach Fran McCaffery on Wednesday. Cook joins Iowa high school stars Ryan Kriener and Cordell Pemsl in the Hawkeyes latest class. Cook, who is 6-foot-8, is considered among the nation’s top power forwards. Kriener is a 6-foot-9 forward out of Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Pemsl, from Dubuque Wahlert, is also a forward who should help Iowa compensate for losing the likes of Jarrod Uthoff and Adam Woodbury in the post following this season. The Hawkeyes open play Friday by hosting Gardner-Webb.

Junior college stars headline Iowa State’s class

Sports

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Two of the nation’s top junior college stars highlight the recruiting class signed by Iowa State coach Steve Prohm on Wednesday. Prohm signed four players; including junior college standouts Emmanuel Malou and Donovan Jackson.

Malou, a 6-foot-9 forward from Yuba College in California, was the nation’s second-best junior college player by recruiting service 247sports.com He averaged nearly 15 points and 8.5 rebounds last season and turned down Arizona and Kansas to play for Prohm. Jackson, a point guard from Iowa Western, shot 40 percent on 3s last season. Prohm also signed preps Jakolby Long and Solomon Young.

The Cyclones will likely need all four to contribute next season since they lose Georges Niang, Jameel McKay and possibly Monte Morris. No. 7 Iowa State faces Colorado Friday.

Warning cancelled: NE Adams County

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

252 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR UNION AND NORTHEASTERN ADAMS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED…

THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST

 

Severe thunderstorm warning Madison/Guthrie Counties

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

246 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA

NORTHEASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

WESTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA

DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA

* UNTIL 330 PM CST

* AT 246 PM CST…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE

EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CARROLL TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF

COON RAPIDS TO 7 MILES WEST OF WINTERSET…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50

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…

WEST DES MOINES…URBANDALE…CLIVE…WAUKEE…GRIMES…PERRY…

JEFFERSON…ADEL…MADRID…OGDEN…DALLAS CENTER…EARLHAM…

GRANGER…PANORA…DE SOTO…WOODWARD…VAN METER…JORDAN CREEK

TOWN CENTER…LAKE PANORAMA AND REDFIELD.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 99 AND 121.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE

SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM

WINDOWS.

 

TORNADO WARNING: WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…

WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 300 PM CST

* AT 230 PM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR MANNING…OR 12 MILES NORTH OF AUDUBON…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 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…

CARROLL AROUND 250 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HALBUR…MANNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…TEMPLETON…BREDA AND ARCADIA.

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.

 

Severe Storm Reports (Will be updated)

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

TIME          EVENT            LOCATION/COUNTY            SOURCE

0200 PM…TORNADO – CORNING – ADAMS COUNTY IA – EMERGENCY MNGR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK WEST SIDE OF TOWN. TREES DOWN. OXYGEN TANKS DAMAGED AND LEAKING. ROOFS DAMAGED. TORNADO SPOTTED BY BUILDING EMPLOYEES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0205 PM…FUNNEL CLOUD – 5 ENE CARBON ADAMS COUNTY IA – PUBLIC FUNNEL WENT DOWN AND CAME BACK UP.

0244 PM HAIL – MENLO .88 INCH GUTHRIE IA      (EMERGENCY MNGR)

0206 PM TSTM WND GST 5 S HARLAN 76 MPH WIND SHELBY IA (AWOS)

0235 PM HAIL 3 SW MENLO 0.50 INCH HAIL ADAIR IA (EMERGENCY MNGR)

238 PM TORNADO 1 ENE BENTON RINGGOLD IA (EMERGENCY MNGR)

225 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NW MALOY E80 MPH RINGGOLD IA (TRAINED SPOTTER LARGE TREES DOWN AND A SMALL OUTBUILDING DESTROYED)

0215 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE PRESCOTT ADAMS IA (TRAINED SPOTTER) SEMI BLOWN OVER BY VERY HIGH WINDS ON HWY-34.

0205 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S DELPHOS RINGGOLD IA (EMERGENCY MNGR) DEBRIS AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR FARM. FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER.

0220 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N BRIDGEWATER ADAIR IA (STORM CHASER) BARN LOST ITS ROOF 1 MI NORTH OF BRIDGEWATER ALONG IA HWY 92.

 

 

 

 

Taylor County warning is cancelled

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

219 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TAYLOR COUNTY IS CANCELLED… THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

 

Special Weather Statement: Multiple counties

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

JASPER IA-LUCAS IA-POLK IA-ADAIR IA-ADAMS IA-CLARKE IA-AUDUBON IA-

WRIGHT IA-DECATUR IA-BOONE IA-DALLAS IA-GUTHRIE IA-MAHASKA IA-

WEBSTER IA-MADISON IA-UNION IA-STORY IA-MARSHALL IA-WAYNE IA-

MARION IA-HARDIN IA-RINGGOLD IA-MONROE IA-HAMILTON IA-GREENE IA-

CASS IA-WARREN IA-

213 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

…STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING DES MOINES METRO

AREA…WITH STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE STORMS…

AT 213 PM CST…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG

THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF

ATLANTIC TO 3 MILES WEST OF MOUNT AYR…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60

MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

DES MOINES…AMES…WEST DES MOINES…ANKENY…URBANDALE…

JOHNSTON…CLIVE…NEWTON…INDIANOLA…ALTOONA…WAUKEE…BOONE…

PELLA…NORWALK…PLEASANT HILL…GRIMES…WEBSTER CITY…CRESTON…

PERRY AND KNOXVILLE.

THESE STORMS ARE MOVING RAPIDLY AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING

SEVERE WEATHER…INCLUDING TORNADOES…QUICKLY. THE STORMS ARE

EXPECTED TO REACH THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR…INCLUDING THE DES

MOINES METRO AREA BY AROUND 4 PM…WHICH WILL BE NEAR THE TIME OF

THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE.

AFTER THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH…STRONG NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS WILL

PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40

MPH…WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY BLOW

AROUND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS…AND WILL POSE A HAZARD TO

TRAVELERS ESPECIALLY IN HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WEATHER

CONDITIONS…AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER QUICKLY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN

IOWA.

 

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Guthrie/NE Cass/Adair/Audubon Counties

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

212 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 300 PM CST

* AT 212 PM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES

NORTHEAST OF ATLANTIC…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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…

AUDUBON…GREENFIELD…GUTHRIE CENTER…STUART…PANORA…LAKE

PANORAMA…ANITA…EXIRA…ADAIR…FONTANELLE…ELK HORN…

DEXTER…BAYARD…CASEY…ORIENT…DIAMONDHEAD LAKE…MENLO…

KIMBALLTON…BAGLEY AND YALE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 54 AND 97.