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Severe T-storm warning continues for Pott/Harrison Counties

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

POTTAWATTAMIE IA-HARRISON IA-WASHINGTON NE-

710 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE…SOUTHERN HARRISON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES…

AT 709 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FORT CALHOUN…OR 15 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

Tornado Watch Issued for Cass & area Counties in IA

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

715 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

TORNADO WATCH 482 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS

. IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR ADAMS AUDUBON BOONE CALHOUN CARROLL CASS CLARKE DALLAS DECATUR FREMONT GREENE GRUNDY GUTHRIE HAMILTON HARDIN JASPER LUCAS MADISON MARION MARSHALL MONTGOMERY PAGE POLK RINGGOLD STORY TAYLOR UNION WARREN WAYNE WEBSTERmap3

 

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: NW Pott/Southern Harrison Counties

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

701 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA… UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 700 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FORT CALHOUN…OR 15 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

BLAIR…MISSOURI VALLEY…LOGAN…FORT CALHOUN…NEOLA…DESOTO BEND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE…HISTORICAL VILLAGE WELCOME CENTER…WILSON ISLAND STATE PARK…ARROWHEAD PARK AND HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 30 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 5. HIGHWAY 30 IN NEBRASKA NEAR MILE MARKER 450. HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 102 AND 111. INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 66 AND 79. INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 20 AND 23.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

 

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A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR

SOUTHWEST IOWA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA.

Special Weather Statement: Harrison/Pottawattamie Counties

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

HARRISON IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-WASHINGTON NE-

657 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE…SOUTHERN HARRISON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES UNTIL 745 PMCDT…

AT 657 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FORT CALHOUN…OR 16 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

BLAIR…MISSOURI VALLEY…LOGAN…FORT CALHOUN…PERSIA…MODALE…

DESOTO BEND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE…HISTORICAL VILLAGE WELCOME

CENTER AND WILSON ISLAND STATE PARK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY…SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS…AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS…FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

Flash Flood Warning: Crawford & Carroll Counties

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

654 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…CRAWFORD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT

* AT 652 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS REPORTED THAT WATER IS OVER HIGHWAY 141 BETWEEN DENISON AND CHARTER OAK. RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR 2 INCHES HAVE OCCURRED WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE IN CRAWFORD COUNTY. THIS ACTIVITY WILL SPREAD EAST INTO CARROLL COUNTY.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… CARROLL…DENISON…MANNING…SCHLESWIG…MANILLA…DOW CITY…CHARTER OAK…ARCADIA…BREDA…VAIL…TEMPLETON…WESTSIDE…KIRON…DEDHAM…DELOIT…HALBUR…RICKETTS…ARION…BUCK GROVEAND ASPINWALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

Tree knocks powerline onto church – sets shingles on fire

News

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Gusty winds caused a tree branch to fall onto a power line in Atlantic Sunday evening. The power line in turn fell on the roof of the 1st Baptist Church at 710 Walnut, setting some shingles on fire. Atlantic Fire responded to the scene just after 6:40-p.m., Sunday.

The damage is believed to have been minimal. Crews from Atlantic Municipal Utilities were called to cut the power to the still charged line.

Cardinals overcome 5-run deficit to beat Cubs 9-6

Sports

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Matt Holliday hit his third home run in two games and broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single, rallying the St. Louis Cardinals past the Chicago Cubs 9-6 on Sunday. Holliday had three hits and four RBIs for the Cardinals, who began the day one game behind first-place Milwaukee in the NL Central.

St. Louis second baseman Kolten Wong left in the top of the eighth after falling backward when he tried to catch a popup in short right field. He appeared to hurt his head and shoulder, and was replaced by Pete Kozma.

Kozma, in his third stint with St. Louis this season, led off the bottom half with a double. It was his second hit in four at-bats this year. After failing to get down two bunt attempts, Daniel Descalso got the third one down and beat Carlos Villanueva’s throw to first for a single.

Hazardous Weather Outlook (update for western/SW IA)

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE COUNTIES IN IA; KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON COUNTIES IN NE….
410 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

TONIGHT AND MONDAY…

THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND STRENGTH WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE THROUGH 700 PM. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH MOST STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AS STORMS CONSOLIDATE INTO A LINE CONFIGURATION BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

MINOR FLOODING SHOULD CONTINUE ALONG SOME SMALL STREAMS IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. THAT FLOODING MAY BE AGGRAVATED OR NEW FLOODING COULD DEVELOP TONIGHT DUE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.

THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE THE RESULT OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY…

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT FOR NORTHERN PARTS OF THE AREA AND FOR THE SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT. MORE WIDESPREAD STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

STORM SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

Hazardous Weather Outlook (Update for west central IA)

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-
ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-
407 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND HIGH WINDS…WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME STORMS PRODUCING RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY…

THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW…WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.

Adams County man arrested Saturday

News

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report an Adams County man was arrested Saturday on a valid Montgomery County warrant. 32-year old George Allen Alfred Wesbrook III, of Nodaway, was arrested for a probation violation.

Wesbrook was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $10,000 cash bond.