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Severe Thunderstorm Warning continues for Cass & area Counties

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July 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

GUTHRIE IA-CASS IA-ADAIR IA-AUDUBON IA-ADAMS IA-
1236 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN GUTHRIE…EASTERN CASS…ADAIR…SOUTHEASTERN AUDUBON AND NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTIES…

AT 1235 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF STUART…OR 11 MILES NORTH OF GREENFIELD…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. AT 1220 PM…A 63 MPH WIND GUST
WAS RECORDED ABOUT 4 MILES WEST OF ADAIR.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GREENFIELD…STUART…LAKE ICARIA…ANITA…ADAIR…FONTANELLE…
CASEY…MASSENA…MENLO…CUMBERLAND…PRESCOTT…BRIDGEWATER…
WIOTA…GREENFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…LAKE ICARIA STATE PARK…
NODAWAY PARK…LAKE ANITA STATE PARK AND ANITA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 1-pm: Cass, Guthrie, Adair, Audubon & Adams Counties

Weather

July 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1220 PM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 100 PM CDT

* AT 1219 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES EAST OF
ATLANTIC…MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ATLANTIC…GREENFIELD…STUART…LAKE ICARIA…ANITA…ADAIR…
FONTANELLE…CASEY…MASSENA…MENLO…CUMBERLAND…PRESCOTT…
BRIDGEWATER…WIOTA…GREENFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…LAKE ICARIA
STATE PARK…NODAWAY PARK…LAKE ANITA STATE PARK AND ANITA
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

Storm reports from 7/19

Weather

July 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

12:32-p.m. Tree on fire across from 509 Spruce in Massena. Massena fire called.

12:20-p.m. 63 mph wind gust 4 miles west of Adair.

11:27-a.m. Thunderstorm wind damage 1 mile N. of Harlan: Tree fell on a car on Hwy 59. No injuries.

11:29-a.m. Thunderstorm wind damage in Irwin. Roof lifted off a barn.

11:26-a.m. Thunderstorm wind gust 58mph 2 miles south of Harlan.

Update: Shelby-Pott. County storm warning

Weather

July 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SHELBY IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-
1141 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR EASTERN SHELBY AND NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES…

AT 1141 AM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF IRWIN TO NEAR AVOCA…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
HARLAN…AVOCA…WALNUT…PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK…NISHNA BEND
RECREATION AREA AND ELK HORN CREEK RECREATION AREA.

Severe Thunderstorm Waring northern Cass & Audubon Counties

Weather

July 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1139 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1230 PM CDT

* AT 1138 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
NORTHEAST OF WALNUT…OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AUDUBON…MOVING
EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED. A 58 MPH WIND GUST WAS REPORTED AT
HARLAN AT 1135AM CDT.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ATLANTIC…AUDUBON…ANITA…EXIRA…ELK HORN…KIMBALLTON…
BRAYTON…MARNE…WIOTA…LAKE ANITA STATE PARK…ANITA MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT…AUDUBON COUNTY AIRPORT AND ATLANTIC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Shelby & NE Pott. Counties

Weather

July 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

1131 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
CENTRAL SHELBY AND NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES…
AT 1130 AM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR IRWIN TO 4 MILES NORTH OF AVOCA…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. A 58 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED AT THE HARLAN AIRPORT.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… HARLAN…AVOCA…WALNUT…SHELBY…IRWIN…TENNANT…KIRKMAN…
ELK HORN CREEK RECREATION AREA…PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK AND NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND 73.
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

Significant Weather Advisory for parts of Harrison, Shelby & Pott. Counties

Weather

July 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

1105 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN  SHELBY…SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON AND NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES UNTIL 1130 AM CDT

AT 1105 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PERSIA…OR 29 MILES NORTHEAST OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
HARLAN…AVOCA…WALNUT…SHELBY…MINDEN…PERSIA…PORTSMOUTH…
TENNANT…ELK HORN CREEK RECREATION AREA…
PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK AND NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 73.
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 27 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR KJAN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Skyscan Forecast & weather data for Atlantic

Weather

July 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Today: Variably Cloudy w/Isolated showers & thunderstorms. High near 88. S/SE @ 10-15
Tonight: Partly cloudy.Low around 75. S/SE @ 5-10.
**Excessive Heat Watch 11-a.m. Wed. to 7-p.m. Friday**

Wednesday: Sunny, hot & humid. High near 93. Heat index values as high as 105. S/SW @ 10-20.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. S @ 10-20.
Thursday: Sunny, continued hot & humid. High near 98. S/SW @ 10-20. .
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
Friday: Mostly sunny, hot & humid. High near 98.

Monday’s High in Atlantic was 84. Our 24-hour Low was 66. We received .01” (one-one-hundredth of an inch of rain) here at the KJAN studios after 7-a.m. Monday (24-hour total through 7-a.m. today). Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 84 and the low was 67. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 110 in 1934. The Record Low was 47 in 1891 & 1947.

Hazardous Weather Outlook for the KJAN listening area (7/19)

Weather

July 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-and PAGE COUNTIES

TODAY AND TONIGHT: THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA AND MAINLY FROM NORTHEAST NEBRASKA INTO WESTERN IOWA. A FEW STORMS COULD LINGER INTO THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY ON THE FRINGES OF OUR OUTLOOK AREA TOWARD SOUTH DAKOTA AND HARLAN IOWA. MOST STORMS THIS MORNING SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LEVELS.
SHOULD STORMS LINGER THIS AFTERNOON THEY COULD BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE WITH A MORE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. DAMAGING WINDS,
LIGHTNING AND LARGE WOULD BE THE PRIMARY HAZARDS.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY: HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED BY MID TO LATE WEEK WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES RISING TO 105 TO 110 IN MANY AREAS. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA SATURDAY, HOWEVER HOT TEMPERATURES WILL BE FOUND AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY FOR PARTS OF THE AREA. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY WITH SCATTERED STORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

CASS AND OTHER AREA COUNTIES:

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY INTO TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL MAY OCCUR. IN ADDITION LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

KJAN listening area weather forecast: Tue., 7/19/16

Weather

July 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Early This Morning: Mostly cloudy. East wind near 5 mph.

Today: Partly sunny. Hot and humid. Scattered thunderstorms until late afternoon. High in the upper 80s. South wind 5 to 15 mph. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent. Highest heat index readings around 100 in the afternoon.

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low in the mid 70s. South wind 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday: EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11-A.M. WED. to 7-p.m. FRIDAY. Sunny. Hot and humid. High in the lower 90s. South wind 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Highest heat index readings 102 to 107 in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Low in the upper 70s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Highest heat index readings 101 to 106 through midnight.

Thursday: Sunny. High in the mid 90s. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Highest heat index readings 106 to 111 in the afternoon.

Friday: Mostly sunny. High in the mid 90s.