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Flash Flood Watch in effect for parts of western IA

Weather

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

406 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

AREA COUNTIES:  SAC – CRAWFORD – CARROLL- MONONA…

HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY OVER NORTHWEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. LOW PRESSURE LIFTING ACROSS IOWA INTO MINNESOTA TODAY WILL INCREASE THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THROUGH THIS EVENING.

HEAVY RAINFALL IS LIKELY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS AND WILL FALL OVER NORTHWEST IOWA WHERE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL HAD OCCURRED. THE EXPECTATION OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL TODAY COULD LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING FROM RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

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.

 

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Flash Flood Warning extended until 7-a.m. for SW Pott. County

Weather

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

413 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS EXTENDED THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY UNTIL 7-A.M.

AT 405 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THE LAST BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING THROUGH THE METRO. HOWEVER COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN…AND WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO RECEDE. RAIN TOTALS FROM 10 PM THROUGH 4 AM REPORTED FROM AUTOMATED GAGES ACROSS THE METRO HAVE COME IN BETWEEN 2 AND 5 INCHES.

MANY OF THE NORMALLY FLOOD-PRONE AREAS SUCH AS UNDERPASSES AND LOW SPOTS IN ROADS AND NEIGHBORHOODS ARE FLOODING. MANY INTERSECTIONS ARE FLOODED AS WELL. THE AREA AROUND 60TH AND HARRISON WAS REPORTED IMPASSIBLE. PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION THIS MORNING…AND NEVER DRIVE THROUGH WATER COVERING THE ROAD.

 

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Significant Weather Advisory: S.W. Harrison & N.W. Pott. Counties

Weather

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

439 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE and SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 AM CDT…

AT 439 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER FORT CALHOUN…OR 14 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

MISSOURI VALLEY…LOGAN…FORT CALHOUN…MAGNOLIA…DESOTO BEND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE…HISTORICAL VILLAGE WELCOME CENTER AND WILSON ISLAND STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 30 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 5.

HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 105 AND 111.

INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 71 AND 79.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

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Weather forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA 8/18/15

Weather

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

216 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

**FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SW POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY until 4:30-a.m.**

EARLY THIS MORNING…CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

TODAY…NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING…THEN THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…CLOUDY…BREEZY…COOLER. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW IN THE MID 50S. WEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. HIGH AROUND 70. WEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

THURSDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

FRIDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

 

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VIRGIL E. CARTER, 94, of Irwin (Svcs. 8/20/15)

Obituaries

August 18th, 2015 by admin

VIRGIL E. CARTER, 94, of Irwin, died Mon., Aug. 17th, in Harlan. A Memorial service for VIRGIL CARTER will be held 10-a.m. Thu., Aug. 20th, at the Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, in Harlan.

The family will greet friends from 9-until 10-am Thursday, at the funeral home (one-hour prior to the service).

Burial of ashes will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin.

VIRGIL CARTER is survived by:

His wife – Ruby Carter, of Irwin.

His sons – Michel Carter, of Hamlin, and William (Kathleen) Carter, of Irwin.

4 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, other relatives & friends.

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Bluffs man charged w/the shooting of his father, struggled w/mental illness

News

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A Council Bluffs man accused of killing his father has struggled with mental health problems and discussed those problems openly on Facebook. The Omaha World-Herald reports police think the day after  55-year old Robert Schendel died from numerous gunshot wounds, his 21-year old son Sean posted statements on Facebook that he had “never felt more alone” and that “family isn’t forever.” Robert Schendel was found dead in his home, last Wednesday.

On July 22, Sean posted lyrics from the rapper T.I.: “All I wanna do Is chill … take my mind off all the ones I wanna go n kill.” He also posted statements about having panic attacks and said he is a “waste of life.” Duane Renz, Sean’s uncle, told the paper said Sean has struggled with mental health problems since birth. When he turned 18, his father and his mother, Phyllis Schendel, asked a judge to appoint them guardians of their son.

Sean Schendel wrote in court documents that he wanted his parents to have guardianship over him to help him with daily activities and medical decisions. Court records say st the time, he was receiving counseling for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and depression, and described him as having an impaired decision-making capacity. The guardianship arrangement allowed the parents to make financial and medical decisions for Sean without court approval. Phyllis Schendel is deceased. Robert Schendel terminated the guardianship a year ago.

Police say Sean Schendel withdrew money from his dad’s bank account and took his minivan to drive to Colorado. Sean was arrested last Friday at a motel in Sterling, Colorado. Authorities say during a police interview over the weekend, he admitted to killing his father. Officials haven’t said what might have led to the shooting.

Sean Schendel appeared in a Colorado court on Monday and signed a waiver to be extradited, according to a court clerk in Sterling. Iowa authorities have 14 days to transport him back to Iowa. When he’s returned to Iowa, he’ll face charges of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree theft. A memorial service for Robert Schendel is scheduled for 10 a.m. today (Tuesday), at Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home, (1221 N. 16th St.), in Council Bluffs.

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Democratic candidates for congress now in 3rd and 4th districts

News

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Two Democratic candidates have emerged as potential challengers for two of Iowa’s Republican congressmen. Kim Weaver of Sheldon — the chairwoman of the O’Brien County Democratic Party — hopes to be the Democratic nominee who will challenge Republican Congressman Steve King in 2016.

“Every day we wake up to have one of the most ineffective and offensive members of congress representing us in Washington,” Weaver said. Weaver announced her candidacy this past weekend during the Iowa Wing Ding in Clear Lake where more than two-thousand Democrats cheered her on — and booed King.

“Hardly a week goes by without him making some kind of derogatory comment and this has to stop,” Weaver said. Weaver supports raising the minimum wage, opposes “privatizing” Social Security and Medicare and she describes herself as “strongly pro-choice.”

“I believe that women should determine their health care and not have it dictated to them by Steve King,” she said. Weaver, a Des Moines native, has lived in Sheldon for the past 24 years. She’s a single mom with two children in college and another who’s a graduate of M-I-T. She is a long-term care ombudsman who travels in 15 counties in northwest Iowa for her job.

The fourth congressional district has a Republican voter registration edge. King plans to seek reelection in 2016 to an eighth term in congress. He defeated Democrat Jim Mowrer in the 2014 election. Mowrer, who is now vice chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, has moved to Des Moines and announced on Monday that he would run again for congress, but in the third district. The seat is currently held by first-term Republican David Young of Van Meter. Mowrer will face a Democratic Primary. In July, Democrat Desmund Adams of West Des Moines announced he would run in the third district. Adams was an unsuccessful candidate for a state senate seat in 2012.

(Radio Iowa)

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Piscotty scores go-ahead run, Cardinals beat Giants 2-1

Sports

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Stephen Piscotty tripled and scored the go-ahead run on Mark Reynolds’ groundout in the eighth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Monday night. The run came a little too late for Michael Wacha, who allowed one run in seven innings with six strikeouts but missed a chance to become the majors’ first 15-game winner.

Yadier Molina hit his third homer leading off the fourth for St. Louis. The Giants tied it on Brandon Crawford’s two-out RBI triple in the sixth. The Cardinals have won nine of 12, ended the Giants’ four-game winning streak, and lead Pittsburgh by six games in the NL Central.

Kevin Siegrist (4-0) worked a perfect eighth against the top of the Giants order and Trevor Rosenthal earned his 37th save in 39 chances when pinch-hitter Buster Posey flied out to the wall in center.

 

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Sprint car driver Kevin Swindell has 2nd surgery on back

Sports

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sprint car driver Kevin Swindell had a second surgery on his back Monday for two fractures suffered in a crash last week at Knoxville Raceway. A statement from Swindell’s family said “both surgeries have been successful.” Swindell is still undergoing tests for a spinal cord injury.

The 26-year-old driver was injured in a crash last Thursday in the lead-in races to the Knoxville Nationals. His car flipped at the start of a heat race. His family said they realize Swindell has a “long battle ahead, but Kevin has remained positive throughout the process and is prepared to fight to regain his health.”

Swindell is the son of famed sprint car driver Sammy Swindell. He is a four-time winner of the Chili Bowl Nationals, and has 30 starts on NASCAR’s Xfinity Series.

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Flash Flood Warning until 4:30-a.m. Tue. for s.w. Pott. County

Weather

August 18th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

124 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY UNTIL 430 AM CDT.

* AT 122 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN AND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO COULD FALL WITH STORMS MOVING ACROSS THE METRO AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…BELLEVUE…PAPILLION…LA VISTA… RALSTON…ELKHORN…MILLARD…CARTER LAKE…BOYS TOWN…LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK…NARROWS RIVER PARK AND CHALCO.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND 94.

INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 47 AND 58.

INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 5.

INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 440 AND 454.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.

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