Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Mills/Fremont Counties

May 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
618 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
WESTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 617 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SIDNEY…OR 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM PRODUCED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL NEAR NEBRASKA CITY EARLIER.

HAZARD…GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GLENWOOD…SIDNEY…TABOR…THURMAN…RANDOLPH AND WAUBONSIE STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 9 AND 11.
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 25.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 6:30-p.m. for Fremont County

Weather

May 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

544 PM CDT MON MAY 25 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN NEMAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA…
EASTERN OTOE COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA…

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 544 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES EAST OF TALMAGE…OR 27 MILES WEST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD…PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
NEBRASKA CITY…AUBURN…HAMBURG…PERU…RIVERTON…BROCK…
JULIAN…CAMP CATRON AND WAUBONSIE STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 136 IN NEBRASKA NEAR MILE MARKER 230.
HIGHWAY 2 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 504 AND 508.
HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 29 AND 51.
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 15.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

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Hazardous Weather Outlook: W.Central/Central/southern IA

Weather

May 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIES…

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT: THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HAIL…GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook: far west/sw Iowa, 5/25/15

Weather

May 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

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

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST

IOWA…WEST CENTRAL IOWA…EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…NORTHEAST

NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.

TONIGHT AND TUESDAY: ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAD DEVELOPED LATE THIS AFTERNOON OVER EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING AS A FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA. WHILE WIND SHEAR WILL BE MARGINAL…INSTABILITY WILL BE STRONG.

THUS…A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN HAZARDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE…BUT FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. THERE IS A VERY SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA THIS EVENING. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD LINGER INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE MOVING OUT OF THE AREA.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

STORM SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE IN PART OF THE AREA THIS EVENING…MAINLY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

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Iowa family travels to DC to cope with veteran’s death

News

May 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

GRINNELL, Iowa (AP) — A Grinnell family is spending the long weekend in Washington, D.C., at a national seminar and grief camp for those coping with the loss of a member of the armed forces. Kaanan Mackey says the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, known as TAPS, will give her five children, ages 6 to 16, a chance to meet others with similar experiences.

Mackey’s husband, Matthew, died in 2010 from injuries following an accident on his way home from a drill weekend at Camp Dodge in Johnston. He served in the Marine Corps and Iowa Army National Guard. The Des Moines Register reports the family on Memorial Day usually places flags on veterans’ graves at the Grinnell cemetery. This year they will place stones on graves at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Iowa DNR confirms black bear tracks in Dubuque

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — Officials say there’s evidence a black bear has traveled into Dubuque. Nate Johnson with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says tracks found behind a home on the south side of the city belong to a black bear weighing between 100 and 200 pounds. Police say a bear sighting was reported Monday morning.

The Telegraph Herald reports officials believe the bear likely came to Iowa from Minnesota or Wisconsin. There were sightings reported last year in nearby Illinois.

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Body of missing boater recovered near Burlington

Ag/Outdoor, News

May 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa DNR said Monday, that the body of a boater missing since Sunday afternoon was recovered in the Mississippi River a short distance from where the boat he was in capsized under a roller dam. The body of 33-year old Christopher Corson, of Burlington, was found shortly before 11:30 a.m. Monday.

Corson and 30-year old Anthony Zurmuehlen, of Burlington, were fishing below a roller dam at Lock and Dam 18 when the 14-foot jon boat they were in was pulled under the dam where it rolled over. Zurmuehlen was able to grab on to a log and other debris below the roller dam and work his way to shore where he was eventually discovered by Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Conservation Officer Paul Kay shortly before 3 p.m. on Sunday. He was taken to Great River Medical Center in West Burlington where he was checked and released without injury.

Neither of the boaters were wearing life jackets when the boat capsized. The DNR was assisted at the scene and in the search by the Des Moines County Sheriff’s Department, Henderson County, Ill., Sheriff’s Department, the Illinois DNR Conservation Officer Service; the Des Moines County Conservation Department and Burlington Fire and Rescue. The incident remains under investigation by the Iowa DNR.

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Iowa employers could do a better job of giving props to employees

News

May 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

A survey finds 90-percent of managers say their company does a fantastic job with employee recognition but only 30-percent of workers agree. Mike Gremmer, spokesman for the Office Team staffing service in Omaha-Council Bluffs, says while many companies can’t afford big bonuses or raises, they can do a better job of showing appreciation.

“Simple thank you notes go a long way, public recognition in front of their peers, you can celebrate milestones like production figures and certain anniversaries, maybe take people to lunch,” Gremmer says. “You just have to get creative.” While he’s not surprised by the results of the survey, Gremmer says employers need to make it a priority to create a good work environment.

“We have a thriving economy right now, there’s a labor shortage out there,” Gremmer says. “When you think about your own company and the work environment you want to create, when people are happy, they’re going to give you more performance which positively effects the bottom line of your organization.” Nobody wants to have a miserable work environment and Gremmer says it’s okay for workers to call bosses out, if it’s done carefully.

“Workers should let it be known, in a professional way,” he says. “There’s nothing wrong to mention to your employers that you really appreciate a little positive feedback. You want to be sensitive to the business conditions and budget limitations the company may have but there’s nothing wrong with saying, ‘Thank you, that meant a lot to me.'” Gremmer says it benefits the company to have a policy in place to show recognition and to be a place where people are happy to come to work.

(Radio Iowa)

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Road closures planned Tue. in Council Bluffs due to Orozco funeral

News

May 25th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

Omaha Police Officer Kerrie Orozco is being buried in Council Bluffs on Tuesday May 26th. Authorities say as a large contingent of law enforcement and family is expected to attend, the Council Bluffs Police Department with the assistance of other local law enforcement agencies will be shutting down traffic in the following areas at approximately 12:30 PM:

All of West Broadway both directions. Traffic will be diverted north onto 16th Street.
Eastbound traffic on Kanesville from 8th Street to North Avenue. No left turns will be allowed across Kanesville. North‐South access is available on 10th Street, 13th Street, I‐29 and 40th Street. Kanesville and Broadway will be re‐opened once the procession is complete.
McPherson from North Avenue to Indian Hills.
Canning Street residents may access their homes from North Avenue until
approximately 1 PM.
McPherson residents may access their homes from Indian Hills until approximately 3 PM or completion of the service. McPherson will remain closed until traffic has dispersed.

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