Severe storms that raced through eastern Nebraska into western Iowa Thursday evening, brought flooding to parts of Omaha, nickel-size hail in Crawford County, and damaging winds to parts of western and central Iowa. The National Weather Service says cars were stuck in water in Omaha late Thursday evening, due to flooding. Nickel size hail was reported near Arion, in Crawford County, at around 6:50-p.m.

Just before 8-p.m., a 69-mile per hour wind gust was recorded in Audubon. In Shelby County, winds gusted to over 65 mph, knocking out power to over 50 customers in Kirkman. MidAmerican Energy restored power within a couple of hours, but worked most of the night in Kirkman repairing small outages.

Damage in Shelby County (photo from KNOD, our sister station)

  Harlan received 1.25 inches of rain with many tree limbs down. Kirkman received 2 inches of rain with a number of 4 to 8 inch branches down and a power outage for about 2 hours, southeast of Irwin received 1.62 inches of rain with minor tree damage

Winds gusting to near 60-mph blew through Atlantic, knocking down numerous trees and power lines, resulting in a loss of power to some 400 customers of Atlantic Municipal Utilities. The power was restored late Thursday night. Other outages were reported elsewhere in Cass County. Along Interstate 80, an electronic DOT message sign was blown over, onto a portion of the traveled portion of I-80 westbound, near mile marker 62, in Cass County. The sign was pushed-off to the shoulder of the road by around 9-p.m. Rainfall in Atlantic, at KJAN, was 1.45 inches. One-mile southeast of Corning, 5.3-inches of rain fell Thursday night.

In Stuart and Menlo, Emergency Management officials report multiple trees and tree limbs fell during Thursday night’s storm. The largest tree was 12-inches in diameter. And, in Guthrie County, Emergency Management reports a flag pole was blown over in Yale at around 8:20-p.m., Thursday.

Power outages were reported throughout Dallas County, and a tree limb fell on a house in Adel. Winds gusted up to 61-mph in Creston at around 9:15-p.m. Heavy rain was reported in the Pocahontas County community of Rolfe Thursday evening, where as much as 2.6″ of rain fell.

Elsewhere, reports from across the state indicated winds averaged 60-mph, with thunderstorm damage being reported in Cumming, West Des Moines, Grimes and Urbandale.

Today: Cloudy to Partly Cloudy w/showers ending this morning. High 82. NW @ 10-15.

Tonight: P/Cldy. Low 61. NW @ 5.

Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 83. NW @ 10.

Sunday: P/Cldy. High 84.

Monday: P/Cldy. High 85.

Thursday’s High in Atlantic was 93. Our Low this morning was 68. We received 1.45” of rain Thursday evening and overnight here at the KJAN studios. Winds gusted up to 59-miles per hour during the storm that blew through at around 7:50-p.m., Thursday. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 86 and the low was 56. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 108 in 1936. The Record Low was 42 in 2004.

Early This Morning: Thunderstorms ending. Some thunderstorms may still produce heavy rainfall. Southeast wind near 5 mph.

Today: Mostly cloudy. Scattered thunderstorms. Not as warm. High in the lower 80s. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low in the lower 60s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny. High in the mid 80s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny. High in the mid 80s. Southwest wind near 5 mph.

Monday: Sunny. High in the lower 80s.

9:15-p.m. 61-mph wind gust 3 miles south of Creston (AWOS – Automated Weather Observation System)

8:46-p.m. Emergency management in Adel reports numerous trees and power lines down throughout Dallas County, affecting Adel, Dallas Center, Redfield and Dexter. A tree limb fell on the Emergency Manager’s roof.

8:08-p.m. 59-mph wind gust at the Atlantic Airport.; Numerous tree limbs down in Atlantic, an estimated 300-400 people without power according to AMU; Cass County Comm. Center on Emergency Generator; Street and stop lights out from Olive to Locust Street and 10th Street on North through the downtown area.

8:05-p.m. 4-to 6-inch tree limbs and power lines down in Bayard.

(Additional reports will be posted Friday morning, once all the information is relayed to the National Weather Service)

Atlantic Municipal Utilities reports power is out to an estimated 300-400 households and/or businesses in town. The Cass County Communications Center and courthouse radio building were running on an emergency generator.

The Cass County Comm. Center/Emergency Management reports traffic lights are out around downtown Atlantic. Please avoid driving in this area. If you must travel, drive with caution. AMU crews are working as quickly as possible to restore power, but there is still lightning and rain in Atlantic, which is making the situation more hazardous. Please be patient.

830 PM CDT THU AUG 11 2016
..TIME… …EVENT… …CITY LOCATION… …LAT.LON…
..DATE… ….MAG…. ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. …SOURCE….
..REMARKS..
0808 PM TSTM WND GST 2 WNW ATLANTIC 08/11/2016 M59 MPH CASS IA AWOS REPORTED AT the Atlantic Airport.

Huge tree down south of the intersection of 7th & Olive just before 8-p.m. Thursday, blocked the southbound lane. (Ric Hanson photo)

I-80 westbound east of exit 60 (62 mile marker) one lane is blocked due to a electronic message sign on the interstate! (Update 9-p.m.: the sign has been pushed out of the traveled portion of the road)

0805 PM TSTM WND DMG BAYARD 08/11/2016 GUTHRIE IA EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN IN TOWN. 4 TO 6 IN LIMBS DOWN IN TOWN. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0846 PM TSTM WND DMG ADEL
08/11/2016 DALLAS IA EMERGENCY MNGR
NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN
THROUGHOUT DALLAS COUNTY. CITIES AFFECTED
INCLUDE ADEL, DALLAS CENTER, REDFIELD, AND
DEXTER. TREE LIMB ON EM’S ROOF. TIME
ESTIMATED FROM WHEN STORM HIT ADEL.

Forecasters say the weather won’t cooperate much for the opening day of the Iowa State Fair. Besides the heat and humidity, thunderstorms are forecast with the potential for heavy rain. Meteorologist Mindy Beerends, at the National Weather Service in Johnston, says a Heat Advisory runs from 1 this (Thursday) afternoon until 8 tonight for a wide section of south and central Iowa.

“We’re expecting intermittent storms throughout the day and then more widespread showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon and into the overnight hours,” Beerends says, “which could bring heavy rainfall to much of the area.” While the heat and humidity combined may bring heat indices this afternoon as high as 105 degrees, much of Iowa will also likely get drenched.

“We’re expecting to see rainfall amounts of one to three inches, especially where storms persist and in some localized areas, we could see amounts of four to six inches, potentially,” Beerend says. “Lots of heavy rainfall could lead to flash flooding so we have a Flash Flood Watch out through 7 AM Friday morning.” She says dry conditions should return tomorrow afternoon along with somewhat cooler weather into the weekend.

(Radio Iowa)

Today: P/Cldy w/a chance of shwrs & tstrms this morning & later this afternoon. High 92. Heat Index around 100-105. S @ 10-20. HEAT ADVISORY from 1until 8-p.m.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. FLASH FLOOD WATCH 7-p.m.tonight thru 7-a.m. Friday. Low around 70. Winds becoming N/NW @ 5-10.
Friday: Showers and thunderstorms in the morning; Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday & Sunday: Sunny, with highs near 83 both days.

Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 93. Our 24-hour Low (ending today at 7-a.m.) was 73. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 83 and the low was 57. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 104 in 1894. The Record Low was 40 in 1902.

Early This Morning: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Today:  HEAT ADVISORY from 1-pm to 8-p.m.; Hot and humid. Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. High in the lower 90s. South wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Highest heat index readings 101 to 106 in the afternoon.
Tonight: Flash Flood Watch in effect from 7-p.m. thru 7-a.m. for Cass, Adair, Adams, Audubon, Guthrie, Carroll, Dallas, Crawford, Madison, Union, Taylor and Ringgold Counties.  Thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall. Low in the lower 70s. South wind 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of thunderstorms 80 percent. Highest heat index readings 100 to 105 through midnight.
Friday: Cloudy with thunderstorms likely through mid morning… Then mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and early afternoon. Partly sunny late in the afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce heavy rainfall through mid morning. High in the lower 80s. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 70 percent.
Saturday: Sunny. High in the lower 80s. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny. High in the lower 80s.

Today: Areas of morning fog; P/Cldy, hot & humid. High 91. Highest heat index readings 100 to 102 this afternoon. S @ 10-20.                                                                Tonight: Partly cloudy to cloudy w/a 30% chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Low 74. S @ 5-10.                                                                                                                   Tomorrow: P/Cldy w/isolated showers & thunderstorms (mainly in the morning). High 92. Heat Index 100-105. S @ 10-20                                                                              Tom. Night: Thunderstorms likely. Low around 70. Highest heat index readings 100 to 102 through midnight.                                                                                                         Friday: Mostly cloudy w/a 40% chance of thunderstorms. High 83. N @ 5-10. Saturday: P/Cldy. High 82.

Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 88. Our 24-hour Low (ending today at 7-a.m.) was 68. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 86 and the low was 55. The Record High in Atlantic on this date was 105 in 1894. The Record Low was 42 in 1967.