Today: Mostly cloudy w/a chance of light rain this morning. High 57. N @ 10-20.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy. Low 42. N @ 5.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to Cldy w/a 20% chance of showers late. High near 60.
Saturday: An 80% chance of Shwrs & tstrms. High 60.
Sunday: Mo. Cldy w/a 40% chance of showers. High 58.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 54. We received .57” of rain over the 24-hour period that ended at 7-a.m. today. The 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 42. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 75 and the low was 35. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 94 in 1910. The Record Low was 26 in 1965.
Authorities in Denison report a strip club was the target of an attempted robbery early this (Thursday) morning. According to Denison Police, at around 12:50-a.m., a white female, 5’4”-5’5”, approximately 250 pounds wearing glasses, a pink shirt and black pants along with a black male, 5’5”-5’9”, approximately 165 pounds wearing gray sweatshirt and gray sweatpants attempted to rob the Book-em Dano’s.
Surveillance still image of the male and female suspects.
The suspects remained in the business as the owner was attempting to close up. When the owner attempted to escort them out, the male pushed the owner down and held her at gunpoint. A physical confrontation then occurred and the male eventually left the building in an unknown direction.
If anyone has information on this or any other serious crime, contact the Denison Police Department at 712-263-3195 or Crawford County Crime Stoppers at 712-263-4050.
The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says a man from Nebraska was arrested Wednesday afternoon on numerous charges following an investigation into the distribution of illegal substances in the County. 35-year old Rex Kmiecik, of Omaha, faces charges that include Possession of Methamphetamine with the Intent to Deliver, Failure to Affix Drug Tax Stamp, Felon in Possession of a Firearm and a felony possession of Contraband in a Jail facility, charge. Additional charges are pending.
Rex Kmiecik (Fremont Co. S/O photo)
Authorities say more than 2 ¼-pounds of methamphetamine was seized along with packaging equipment and $500 cash, following a drug transaction that went down. Kmiecik was arrested after he tried to elude deputies. He went into a ditch near the scene shortly after the incident and was taken into custody at around 4:30-p.m..
The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa State Patrol and the Fremont County Attorney’s Office.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The National Weather Service says a tornado that skipped along a few blocks of northwest Omaha was rated EF1, packing winds of 86 through 110 mph. The service says the tornado stayed on the ground for about eight blocks and seemed to bob up and down after it struck around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday. It toppled a few trees, damaged others and knocked down some fences before dissipating about four minutes later. No injuries have been reported.
Golf ball-size hail fell near Valley and other Douglas County spots. Downpours accompanied the storms that developed Wednesday from the same system that brought rain Tuesday. The service has issued an alert for possible flooding along the Missouri River for Cass and Otoe counties. A flood warning was issued for Nemaha and Richardson counties.
Police in Red Oak arrested a man early this (Thursday) morning, on a Disorderly Conduct charge. Matthew Joseph Veik, of Red Oak, was taken into custody at around 2:45-a.m. in the 1000 block of Miller Avenue. Veik was brought to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $300 cash bond.
And, Red Oak Police arrested 51-year old Larry Eugene Hall, of Red Oak, at around 2:30-p.m. Wednesday, for Public Intoxication. Hall was taken into custody in the 300 block of E. Valley Street and brought to the Montgomery County Jail, where his bond was set at $300.
Northern Iowa safety Deiondre’ Hall is the highest rated Iowa college player heading into tonight’s (Thursday night’s) start of the NFL Draft in Chicago. Hall was the Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year as a senior and is ranked as the eighth best safety in the draft according to CBSsports.com.
Hall is one of two Panthers who are projected to be taken in the draft. If both get drafted it would be the second year in a row that UNI had two players selected in the draft. Hall and Makinton Dorleant hope to join the ever growing list of former UNI players who made it to the NFL.
Iowa tight end Henry Krieger-Coble and center Austin Blythe are projected as sixth or seventh round selections.
(Learfield Sports)
Residents of southwest Iowa saw everything from heavy rain and hail that covered the roadways, to straightline winds and tornadoes that damaged property, but resulted in no injuries that we’re aware of.
In their storm report issued Wednesday night, the National Weather Service says the Stanton Fire Chief saw a tornado four-miles east of Stanton at around 3:15-p.m., that damaged buildings and vehicles at a rural home. Four-miles south of Riverton, in Fremont County, a funnel cloud was seen at around 2:54-p.m.
Stanton Tornado damage 4-27-16 (Photo by Stanton Fire Chief)
A weak, rope-style funnel cloud was reported near Highway 25, 5-miles southeast of Bedford (In Taylor County), at around 5-p.m. About 15-minutes later, damage to a barn was reported to have occurred 2-miles north/northwest of Clearfield.
Large tree branch falls during Wednesday’s storm about 2-miles west of the Hwy 92/71 intersection in Cass County. (Ric Hanson/photo)
At around 5:43-p.m., a tornado was observed 3 miles south/southwest of Creston, near the airport, heading toward Creston. By 5:47-p.m, the twister had become rain-wrapped as it was only about one-mile southwest of town. A few minutes later, law enforcement reported another tornado 3 miles north/northeast of Creston.
Five-miles north of Stanton, flooding was taking place at around 6-p.m., with creeks rising out of their banks. An estimated 4.5-inches had fallen during the day as of 7:45-p.m. Wednesday, with a two-day total of 7-inches of rain.
Heavy rain was also observed in the Griswold area Wednesday afternoon, by KJAN News Director Ric Hanson, who also saw dime-sized hail covering a two-mile stretch of Montgomery County Road H-14, between Highway 48 east to County Road M-63, at around 4:20-p.m. Quarter-size hail was reported 5-miles north of Stanton at around 3:25-p.m.
Quarter-size hail was also reported in Essex at around 3:50-p.m. And, nickel-size hail was observed 5 miles southeast of Bedford, at around 4:35-p.m.
A SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 9:45-a.m. TODAY (THURSDAY) FOR MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTIES.
DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES SHOWED THAT TWO TO FIVE INCHES OF RAIN HAD OCCURRED WEDNESDAY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. A FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11-p.m. WEDNESDAY.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT COULD STILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… RED OAK…CLARINDA…VILLISCA…STANTON…ELLIOTT…GRANT… YORKTOWN… HEPBURN AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK.
348 AM CDT THU APR 28 2016
EARLY THIS MORNING…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT.
TODAY…CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MID MORNING. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
FRIDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. EAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 40S. EAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
SATURDAY…SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. EAST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
SATURDAY NIGHT…SHOWERS LIKELY. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF SHOWERS 60 PERCENT.
SUNDAY…CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 50S.
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