Emergency Management and other agencies across Iowa were scrambling Saturday afternoon, to assure residents in their respective counties that they were not under a “Blizzard Warning.” At around 3:30-p.m., persons with Emergency Notification System alerts on their phones likely received the warning, which indicated the message was a “Test.” Moments later, another message was sent asking recipients of the first message, to “Disregard.”
Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Coordinator Doug Reed said in a statement, “The Pottawattamie Alert program, part of the Alert Iowa System, was inadvertently activated for multiple severe weather events by the company who provides the service across Iowa. Pottawattamie County Emergency Management notified the company upon receipt of the messages and the president of Inspiron Logistics, operators of the Wireless Emergency Notification System (WENS) which serves as the platform for the alerting system, confirmed that live messages were inadvertently sent while they were attempting to troubleshoot other internal programming issues.”
In a statement released Saturday evening, Inspiron Logistics, LLC., said “During a software update release Saturday afternoon, testing was being conducted which simulates Warnings and Watches issued from the National Weather Service. This system accidentally triggered a Blizzard/Fire Warning. Unfortunately these alerts did hit the system as if they were authentic, due to code that was not deactivated to prevent the final activation process.”
The company said also, “The entire Software Update has been backed out and will be further examined to determine what cause [sic] this issue. Internal procedures will be implemented to prevent this scenario from happening in the future.”
Doug Reed emphasized that “Officials from Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management, as well as County Emergency Management Agencies across the state, are working to [also] ensure these type of false system activations are prevented in the future.”
Skyscan Forecast Friday, September 29, 2019 Dan Hicks
Today: Partly to mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thundershowers. S shift to the N @ 10-15. High 72.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. N @ 10. Low 52.
Saturday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. A few showers developing toward evening. E @ 10-15. High 70.
Sunday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 76.
Monday: Partly cloudy. Windy and warmer. High 82.
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Skyscan Forecast Thursday, September 26, 2019 Dan Hicks
Today: Patchy fog early, otherwise mostly sunny. SW @ 10. High 75.
Tonight: Increasing clouds. Scattered showers and thunderstorms later tonight. S @ 5-10. Low 62.
Friday: Partly to mostly cloudy. Showers in the morning. N @ 10-15. High 72.
Saturday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Showers later in the day. High 70.
Sunday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. Warmer. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. High 78.
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...The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a flood warning for the following river in Iowa... East Nishnabotna River At Red Oak affecting Montgomery County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive cars through areas where water covers the road. The water depth may be too great to allow your vehicle to pass safely. Turn around...don`t drown! Additional information is available at: http://www.water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=oax && IAC137-260109- /O.NEW.KOAX.FL.W.0112.190925T1542Z-190926T2315Z/ /RDOI4.1.ER.190925T1542Z.190926T0000Z.190926T0515Z.NO/ 809 AM CDT Wed Sep 25 2019 The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a * Flood Warning for The East Nishnabotna River At Red Oak. * until Thursday evening...or until the warning is cancelled. * At 8:00 AM Wednesday the stage was 17.2 feet...or 0.8 feet below flood stage. * Flood stage is 18.0 feet. * Minor flooding is forecast. * Forecast...rise above flood stage by late this morning and continue to rise to near 19.4 feet by this evening. The river will fall below flood stage by after midnight tomorrow. * Impact...at 20.0 feet...Lowland flooding begins along the west bank.
IDA GROVE, Iowa (AP) — Hail and heavy rain have pounded parts of northwest Iowa. Hailstones up to 1.75 inches were reported Tuesday evening near Holstein and other communities. More than an inch of rain was reported in several areas. The hail battered homes, business, vehicles and crop fields in Ida County and others nearby.
The National Weather Service says a tornado was reported around 5:30 p.m. about 5 miles southeast of Cushing, and another tornado report was received around 5:40 p.m. from 5 miles north-northeast of Ida Grove. It’s uncertain whether the sightings were of the same twister.
No injuries have been reported.
Skyscan Forecast Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Dan Hicks
Today: Partly cloudy. Cooler. NW @ 10-20. High 72.
Tonight: Fair to partly cloudy. Light and variable winds. Low 48.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. W @ 10. High 78.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms. S @ 5-10, with higher gusts. Low 61.
Friday: Mostly cloudy. Showers, especially in the morning. High 70.
Saturday: Partly cloudy to cloudy. High 75.
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The Cass County Emergency Management Agency reported as of 10:08-p.m., “There is currently widespread street flooding throughout the City of Atlantic. Travel is not advised. Please avoid driving through standing or running water on the streets.”
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
IAC001-029-250345-
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0239.190925T0253Z-190925T0345Z/
BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
953 PM CDT Tue Sep 24 2019
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Eastern Cass County in southwestern Iowa…
Adair County in southwestern Iowa…
* Until 1045 PM CDT.
* At 953 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast
of Atlantic, moving east at 40 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…
Atlantic, Greenfield, Stuart, Anita, Fontanelle, Orient, Massena,
Cumberland, Bridgewater, Wiota, Lake Anita State Park, Greenfield
Municipal Airport, Nodaway Park and Anita Municipal Airport.
This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 85 and 97.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for south
central, southwestern and west central Iowa.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted, act quickly and move to a
place of safety inside a sturdy structure such as a basement or small
interior room.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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