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NWS forecast for Cass & area Counties in IA, 5/27/16

Weather

May 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

338 AM CDT FRI MAY 27 2016

EARLY THIS MORNING…NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

TODAY…CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW AROUND 60. SOUTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 80 PERCENT.

SATURDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

SATURDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S.

MEMORIAL DAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

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Big Ten tournament games postponed until today (Friday)

Sports

May 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Big Ten tournament games between Maryland and Michigan State and Iowa and Ohio State were postponed from Thursday until today (Friday) because of inclement weather.

The Terrapins will now take on Michigan State at 9 a.m., and the Hawkeyes and Buckeyes will face off at 1 p.m. The two tournament games scheduled for today in Omaha, will be moved up 90 minutes each to accommodate the switch.

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MLB commissioner announces Hall of Fame tour stops

Sports

May 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred traveled to the “Field of Dreams” movie site in eastern Iowa to announce this year’s National Baseball Hall of Fame tour stops in six cities.

The Telegraph Herald reports Manfred was joined by 2015 Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz in Dyersville to announce that Davenport, Iowa; Kansas City, Missouri; Milwaukee; St. Louis; Minneapolis; and Las Vegas will be host cities for this year’s “We Are Baseball” tour stops.

Hundreds came to hear the announcement at the site of the 1989 movie. Manfred told attendees that the league wants to bring baseball’s history to its fans because not everyone can make it to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

The tour will begin July 3rd through 10th at Davenport’s baseball stadium.

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Harper, Espinosa HRs carry Nationals over Cardinals 2-1

Sports

May 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper hit a slump-busting home run, Danny Espinosa also went deep and the Washington Nationals got seven strong innings from right-hander Joe Ross in a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night.

Washington trailed 1-0 in the sixth inning before Harper ended a 4-for-33 skid with a no-doubt-about-it shot into the upper deck, far beyond the wall in right field. It was his 12th homer of the season, the first since May 13. The light-hitting Espinosa snapped the tie in the seventh with a drive to right. Batting eighth, Espinosa came in with a .199 batting average and three home runs.

Both homers came off Mike Leake (3-4), who won his previous three starts while allowing only two runs over 21 innings. Ross (4-4) gave up one run and six hits over seven innings. He had lost four straight decisions since beating the Cardinals in St. Louis on April 30.

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Iowa early News Headlines: Friday, May 27th 2016

News

May 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:40 a.m. CDT

JOHNSTON, Iowa (AP) — Democrats vying to challenge Republican Sen. Charles Grassley in his upcoming re-election race have used a televised debate in Iowa to criticize the longtime senator’s involvement in a Supreme Court nomination fight. The four candidates used the hour-long debate Thursday night in Johnston to highlight Grassley’s decision not to hold hearings for President Barack Obama’s U.S. Supreme Court pick. The debate comes shortly before Iowa’s June 7 primary.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Attorneys who lost a malpractice case against University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics are seeking access to a letter containing allegations of jury tampering in another case won by the hospital. Investigators are looking into allegations that the hospital benefited from jury tampering in a high-stakes February trial involving a girl who was born with brain damage and severe disabilities. Jurors found the hospital was negligent but didn’t award damages.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred has announced this year’s National Baseball Hall of Fame tour stops during a trip to the “Fields of Dreams” movie site in eastern Iowa. Manfred was joined by 2015 Hall of Fame pitcher John Smoltz in Dyersville to announce that Davenport, Iowa; Kansas City, Missouri; Milwaukee; St. Louis; Minneapolis; and Las Vegas will be host cities for this year’s “We Are Baseball” tour stops.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pittsburgh man was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for killing two of his next-door neighbors, the sisters of an Iowa state lawmaker. Jurors told the Allegheny County judge Thursday that they were deadlocked on whether to impose the death penalty against 45-year-old Allen Wade. In Pennsylvania, a jury must unanimously recommend a death penalty or a life sentence is automatically imposed.

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More Atlantic flooding pics

News, Weather

May 26th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

These pictures are from Cass County Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Kennon…(Click on the images to once and then when the separate file opens, to enlarge)

EMA1 EMA2 EMA3 EMA4 EMA5

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Flood Warning for the Nishnabotna River at Hamburg

Weather

May 26th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

734 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2016

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a
* Flood Warning for
The Nishnabotna River Near Hamburg.
* from Friday morning to Sunday morning…or until the warning is
cancelled.
* At 7:15 PM Thursday the stage was 16.9 feet…or 8.1 feet below
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 25.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast…rise above flood stage by late tomorrow morning and
continue to rise to near 26.7 feet by tomorrow evening the river
will fall below flood stage by Saturday afternoon.
* Impact…at 27.0 feet…State Highway 275 south of the gage may be
threatened in several spots.

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Flooding in Atlantic Thursday evening

News, Weather

May 26th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

As of 7:45 pm, we have received 3.37″ at the KJAN studio.  We also recorded 1.84″ during the early morning thunderstorm, for nearly 5.25″ in the last 24 hours..  On 10th Street, between Cherry and Plum, we had a report of 4.5″ just this evening!

Pictures from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson…

Flood8 Flood6 Flood7 Flood5 Flood9 Flood4 Flood3 Flood2 flood1

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FLASH FLOOD WARNING for Cass County until midnight

Weather

May 26th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT

* AT 602 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AS HIGH AS 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. THE AREAS OF MOST CONCERN PRESENTLY INCLUDE NORTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF CASS COUNTY…BETWEEN ATLANTIC AND ANITA…INCLUDING THE WIOTA AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…

ATLANTIC…GRISWOLD…ANITA…LEWIS…MASSENA…CUMBERLAND…

MARNE…WIOTA…COLD SPRINGS STATE PARK…

ANITA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…LAKE ANITA STATE PARK…

GRISWOLD PARK AND ATLANTIC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.

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TORNADO WATCH CANCELLED

Weather

May 26th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 216 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS CANCELS 16 COUNTIES, INCLUDING:

DALLAS POLK MADISON RINGGOLD UNION ADAIR ADAMS CASS TAYLOR AUDUBON GUTHRIE FREMONT MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE

 

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