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Flash Flood Warning for Adams & Taylor Counties

Weather

July 28th, 2015 by Ric Hanson 

1015 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...
  ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...

* UNTIL 415 AM CDT WEDNESDAY

* AT 1010 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
  HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED INDICATE THAT
  FOUR TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN WESTERN TAYLOR COUNTY.
  FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
  CORNING...BEDFORD...LENOX...LAKE ICARIA...NEW MARKET...
  CLEARFIELD...PRESCOTT...BLOCKTON...GRAVITY...NODAWAY...
  SHARPSBURG...KENT...CONWAY...CARBON...CORNING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...
  LAKE ICARIA STATE PARK...LAKE OF THREE FIRES STATE PARK AND
  BEDFORD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. LONG BRANCH CREEK...THE 102 RIVER AND
  EAST NODAWAY RIVER AND THEIR TRIBUTARIES MAY BE ESPECIALLY
  IMPACTED.

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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IA Boys State Baseball Scores 7/28 & Schedule 7/29

Sports

July 28th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Class 2A Quarterfinal

Davis County 6, Roland-Story 0 (makeup game from 7/27)

Class 3A Quarterfinals

Waverly-Shell Rock 6, Vinton-Shellsburg 0

Games Postponed due to Weather

Boone vs. Sgt. Bluff-Luton moved to 9-a.m. Wed. at Principal Park in Des Moines

Pella vs. Dallas Center-Grimes moved to 9-a.m. Wed. at Southeast Polk High School

Harlan vs. Dubuque Wahlert moved to 11:30-a.m. Wed. at SE Polk High School

Wednesday’s Schedule at Principal Park in Des Moines

Class 4A Quarterfinals

11:00-a.m. #1 Waukee (36-4) vs. #8 Eldridge/North Scott (20-20)

1:30-p.m. #4 Sioux City East (33-9) vs. #5 Southeast Polk (30-13)

5:00-p.m. #2 Cedar Rapids/Kennedy (29-11) vs. # 7 Davenport, North (19-14)

7:30-p.m. #3 Iowa City West (32-11) vs. # 6 Des Moines, East (23-20)

 

 

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Preliminary Storm Report for 7/28/15 event in western IA

Weather

July 28th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

8:00-p.m. Guthrie Center experienced 4.15 inches of rain for the day, 3.5-inches alone since 6-p.m. (Trained Weather Service Spotter observation)

 

 

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 7:15pm Montgomery County

Weather

July 28th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

649 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

NORTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 649 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLIOTT…OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF CORNING…MOVING EAST 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…

ELLIOTT AND GRANT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

BUILDING.

 

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HELEN HOHERTZ, 98, of Greenfield (Svcs. 8/3/15)

Obituaries

July 28th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

HELEN HOHERTZ, 98, of Greenfield, died Tuesday, July 28, at the Greenfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center. Funeral services for HELEN HOHERTZ will be held 10:30-a.m. Mon., Aug. 3rd, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, in Fontanelle.
Steen Funeral Home in Greenfield has the arrangements.

Friends may call at Emmanuel Lutheran Church on Sunday, Aug. 2nd, when the family will be present from 3-to 5-pm. Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com.

Memorials may be directed to the church.

Burial will be in the Greenfield Cemetery, with a luncheon to follow, at Emmanuel Lutherand Church.

HELEN HOHERTZ is survived by:

Her brother – Clarence (Pat) Jensen, of Des Moines.

5 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren, her in-laws, other relatives, and friends.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Cass & area Counties

Weather

July 28th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

545 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2015

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 459 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA:

ADAIR ADAMS CASS FREMONT MADISON MONTGOMERY PAGE  RINGGOLD

TAYLOR UNION.

THE PRIMARY THREAT APPEARS TO FROM STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH DANGEROUS HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE POSSIBILITY OF A TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

 

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Update: Body of rural Pott. County man found next to motorcycle

News

July 28th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office has tentatively identified the man found in the ditch off of River Road North of Council Bluffs, Tuesday, as 52-year old Albert J. Giramonti, of rural Crescent. Giramonti had been reported missing by his wife on Sunday July 26, 2015 at 4:41 p.m.  Pottawattamie County Sheriff Jeff Danker said it appears Giramonti tried to take the curve on the gravel road too fast, lost control and left the roadway, landing in ditch of high grass.

His body was discovered next to his 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle, by a County Engineer employee who was mowing in the area. Giramonti’s body will be transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny Iowa for an autopsy. The matter remains under investigation.

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TUESDAY, JULY 28th

Trading Post

July 28th, 2015 by Jim Field

FOR SALE:  93 Ford Expedtion for sale for $2300 or best offer. My number is 712 304 5170 ask for bob.

GARAGE SALE:  July 31st 8am to 3pm and Aug 1st 8am to noon. 310 E Baker st Avoca IA. Lots of new items, toddler bed, highchair, 3t-5t girls clothes good condition and name brand. Part of city wide garage sales for city of Avoca. Don’t miss this one!!!

WANTED:  Would love to have a utility shed/small building to use as a playhouse for our little granddaughters.  Please call 712-435-9254.

WANTED: AHS 1955 Graduates who are planning on attending the ball game on reunion and would like a special Atlantic Reunion shirt please contact Nancy Zellmer at 243-2561.

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Cardinals activate Garcia from DL to start against Reds

Sports

July 28th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have activated left-hander Jaime Garcia from the 15-day disabled list to start against the Cincinnati Reds. Right-handed reliever Sam Tuivailala was optioned to Triple-A Memphis. Garcia was 3-3 with a 1.69 ERA in seven starts, the last coming on June 24 at Miami.

The 29-year-old Garcia combined with two relievers for a no-hitter in a rehab start at Class A Peoria last Thursday, working the first five innings. Tuivailala is 0-1 with a 1.80 ERA and didn’t allow a run in his last eight appearances covering eight innings, with seven strikeouts in that span.

 

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Body found near a motorcycle off I-29 near C. Bluffs

News

July 28th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Authorities are investigating the discovery of a body near Interstate 29 north of Council Bluffs. According to KETV on Omaha, the scene is along River Road adjacent to the interstate. Investigators say a county roads crew found a man’s body next to a motorcycle in a ditch. The medical examiner was called to the scene; the motorcycle has been towed.

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