Today: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a chance late afternoon showers & thunderstorms. High 81.NW @ 5-10.
Tonight: **Flash Flood Watch 7-p.m. today until 7-a.m. Thursday for Adams, Fremont, Page, Ringgold, Taylor & Union Counties** Mo. Cldy w/a 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. Low 60. N@5-10.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a slight chance of shwrs & tstrms. High 79. NW @ 5-10.

Friday: P/Cldy to Cldy. High 79.

Friday Night: A 70% chance of shwrs & tstrms. Low 64

Saturday: Showers & tsrms. High around 80.  

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 81. We received just over 7-tenths of an inch of rain overnight into early this morning here at the KJAN studios (.71”). Our 24-hour Low (ending today at 7-a.m.), was 63. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 74 and the low was 43. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 105 in 1936. The Record Low was 37 in 1908.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Thunderstorms have lashed several parts of eastern Nebraska, leaving thousands of people without power and some stranded by street flooding and storm debris. The National Weather Service says an off-duty weather service employee saw a rope tornado briefly touch down around 8 p.m. Tuesday, three miles south-southeast of Kennard in Washington County. No injuries were reported.

The Omaha Public Power District reported that as of 5 a.m. today (Wednesday), nearly 9,700 customers were without power in Douglas and several other counties.
Up to 6 inches of rain was reported near Blair, and street flooding occurred in Omaha, Fremont and other cities.

Across the Missouri River, about 5-miles north/northwest of Council Bluffs, winds gusted from 65- to as much as 96-miles per hour from 9:45-p.m. through 10:15-p.m. Flights into Omaha’s Epply Airfield were diverted to other airports during the peak thunderstorm activity.

ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR- RINGGOLD COUNTIES:

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7-P.M. THIS (WEDNESDAY) EVENING THROUGH 7-A.M. THURSDAY.

FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES:

FLASH FLOOD WATCH FROM  6-P.M. TODAY (WED.) THROUGH 7-A.M. THURSDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND THE EXPECTATION OF ADDITIONAL STORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.

* WATER MAY COVER ROADS AND RAPID RISES ON LOCAL STREAMS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.

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.

Today: Mostly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms through mid morning. A chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall through mid morning. High in the lower 80s. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the lower 60s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of thunderstorms through mid morning. High in the upper 70s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 50s. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. High in the upper 70s. East wind near 10 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s.
Saturday: Thunderstorms likely. High in the lower 80s. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
1123 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…
SOUTHEASTERN DODGE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…
SARPY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…

* UNTIL 215 AM CDT

* AT 1120 PM CDT…MEDIA REPORTED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN
AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN A SHORT TIME ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA AND FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…BELLEVUE…PAPILLION…LA VISTA…
RALSTON…GRETNA…VALLEY…SPRINGFIELD…WATERLOO…ELKHORN…
MILLARD…OFFUTT AFB…CARTER LAKE…BENNINGTON…BOYS TOWN…
CRESCENT…WASHINGTON…
LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK AND NARROWS RIVER PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 275 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 156 AND 167.
HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 79 AND 102.
HIGHWAY 92 IN NEBRASKA NEAR MILE MARKER 466.
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 43 AND 66.
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 8.
INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 430 AND 454.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.

1108 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES  HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...
  NORTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...

* UNTIL 1145 PM CDT

* AT 1107 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM NEAR ATLANTIC TO GRISWOLD TO 6 MILES WEST OF
  ELLIOTT...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ATLANTIC...GRISWOLD...LAKE ICARIA...ANITA...LEWIS...MASSENA...
  CUMBERLAND...MARNE...WIOTA...CARBON...LAKE ANITA STATE PARK...COLD
  SPRINGS STATE PARK...GRISWOLD PARK...ATLANTIC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...
  ANITA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND LAKE ICARIA STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING
WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE`S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1057 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

…STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN TO IMPACT CASS…ADAIR…AND
ADAM COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT…AT 1055 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES SOUTH OF WALNUT TO NEAR GRISWOLD TO NEAR MACEDONIA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ATLANTIC…GRISWOLD…LAKE ICARIA…ANITA…LEWIS…MASSENA…
CUMBERLAND…BRIDGEWATER…MARNE…WIOTA…CARBON…LAKE ICARIA STATE PARK…LAKE ANITA STATE PARK…COLD SPRINGS STATE PARK…GRISWOLD PARK…ATLANTIC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND ANITA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS…AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

POTTAWATTAMIE IA-DOUGLAS NE-
1054 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR… SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA… UNTIL 200 AM CDT

* AT 1053 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE ALREADY FALLEN.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
SOUTHEASTERN OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…UNDERWOOD…CARTER LAKE…
CRESCENT…MCCLELLAND…LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK AND NARROWS RIVER PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS…URBAN AREAS…HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND
UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.

SHELBY IA-HARRISON IA-MILLS IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-

1042 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT FOR SOUTHERN SHELBY…SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON…NORTHWESTERN MILLS AND POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES…

AT 1042 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM HARLAN TO 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF OAKLAND TO 4 MILES SOUTH OF TREYNOR…MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

1027 PM CDT TUE AUG 23 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SOUTHERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…NORTHWESTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1027 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF HARLAN TO 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AVOCA TO 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TREYNOR…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD…70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES…ROOFS…AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

NORTHEASTERN COUNCIL BLUFFS…HARLAN…OAKLAND…AVOCA…TREYNOR…UNDERWOOD…CARSON…WALNUT…SHELBY…MINDEN…PERSIA…MACEDONIA…NEOLA…HANCOCK…PORTSMOUTH…MCCLELLAND…TENNANT…ARROWHEAD PARK…FARM CREEK PUBLIC WILDLIFE AREA AND NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 73.

INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 8 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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