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Supercell thunderstorms and long-track tornadoes possible Sunday

News, Weather

May 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Meteorologists are warning residents of the Midwest to stay pay close attention to the forecast for Mother’s Day. The Severe Storms Prediction Center in Norman, OK., says a severe weather outbreak with many tornadoes and very large hail is possible Sunday and Sunday night across parts of the central plains and mid-Missouri valley. Persons celebrating with loved ones and those attending graduations should be aware of a potentially explosive outbreak of severe weather. Much if Iowa, especially southwest and west central parts of the state, fall under the “Moderate” risk category.day-2_thumb

Officials with the Iowa Storm Chasing Network say “Of particular concern here in Iowa is the conditions which will favor the development of a few, independent supercells, rather than a more linear bowing structure of storms.  This setup gives us concern that not only are tornadoes possible, but strong, long-track tornadoes as well.”

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Chiefs take RB De’Anthony Thomas in 4th round

Sports

May 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs selected Oregon running back De’Anthony Thomas with their fourth-round pick Saturday, finally addressing the offense after spending their first two picks on defense. Thomas fits what coach Andy Reid likes in a running back. He possesses exceptional speed and quickness, and can catch the ball out of the backfield or line up as a wide receiver. He should be a replacement for departed wide receiver Dexter McCluster.

The Chiefs already have Pro Bowl running back Jamaal Charles and bruising Knile Davis on the roster. Davis was a third-round pick a year ago. The Chiefs picked Auburn defensive end Dee Ford in the first round Thursday night. They went with cornerback Phillip Gaines out of Rice with their lone pick on Friday.

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(Podcast) 7:06-a.m. Area/State News & funeral report, 5/10/2014

News, Podcasts

May 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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(Podcast) 7:18-a.m. Sports, 5/10/2014

Podcasts, Sports

May 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

With KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Audubon City Council to hold hearing on meeting time & dates

News

May 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Audubon City Council will meet Monday evening to take care of some administrative matters. Among the items on their agenda, is a Public Hearing on an Ordinance amending the City’s Code of Ordinances, with regard to the date and time of future City Council meetings. The amendment proposes changing the time to 5:30-p.m. instead of 7-p.m., and from the second and fourth Mondays of each month to the third Wednesday of the month. The hearing will be followed by a roll call vote on the first reading of the amended Ordinance.

The Council will also discuss and vote on a Resolution ordering the acquisition or condemnation, if necessary, of 408 Market Street, which is an old gas station. The hope is that the City can negotiate a purchase price for property not to exceed $10,000, so that the site may be cleaned up using state assistance.

In other business, the Council will act on appointing Jan Roberts as Deputy City Clerk and the appointment of Shelly Burr to the Board of Adjustment. The meeting begins at 7-p.m. Monday, at the Audubon City Hall.

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(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast: Sat., May 10th 2014

Podcasts, Weather

May 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Here’s the weather forecast for Atlantic and the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook for west central/Iowa: 5/10/14

Weather

May 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD
455 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014

TODAY AND TONIGHT:
A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST OVER SOUTHERN IOWA…GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34…THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT. ISOLATED STRONG TO POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LOOK POSSIBLE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 34…WHERE HAIL AND WINDS REMAIN A THREAT.

SUNDAY:
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS INCREASING SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO ANTICIPATED SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AND MAY LEAD TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING…AND WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT…AND AGAIN ON MONDAY.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook: Eastern NE/western-sw Iowa 5/10/14

Weather

May 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE…-
511 AM CDT SAT MAY 10 2014

TODAY AND TONIGHT:
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY…MAINLY LATER THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WHILE STORMS WOULD REMAIN BELOW SEVERE
LEVELS THIS MORNING…THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS
ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

AFTER A BREAK THIS EVENING…ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA…SPREADING NORTH
ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH DAYBREAK. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE
STRONG TO SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL THE PRIMARY HAZARD ACROSS SOUTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA…ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80.

SUNDAY …
SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE ONGOING SUNDAY MORNING
ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA WITH LARGE HAIL
POSSIBLE…AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH INTO THE REGION. ADDITIONAL
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT
DURING THE AFTERNOON…DEVELOPING INTO A SQUALL LINE SUNDAY
EVENING THEN MOVING EAST AND OUT OF THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT.

SEVERE STORMS WITH ALL MODES OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE FRONT…GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
ABOUT COLUMBUS NEBRASKA TO ONAWA IOWA. THIS WOULD INCLUDE SUPERCELL
STORMS WITH VERY LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE THUNDERSTORMS AS
THEY PUSH THROUGH THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT…BUT
COULD BE NEEDED SUNDAY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA.

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East Mills boys and Treynor girls win at Underwood track meet

Sports

May 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

The Underwood Eagle Co-Ed Invitational track meet was held Friday, and by the end of the day the Treynor girls and East Mills boys were winners in team scoring. The East Mills boys earned 140 points to edge out Treynor 138. Underwood had 104 while Fremont-Mills finished with 102 points.
Treynor’s Nick Paulsen won the 800, Trey Castle was victorious in the 1600 and Brett Dalley won the 400 hurdles. Treynor also had wins in the 4×200, 4×800 and distance medley relay.

On the girl’s side, Treynor finished with 194 points to Underwood’s 128. Fremont-Mills had 92 to take third. Kelsey Hurley took home wins for Treynor in the 200 and high jump, and Taryn Williams leaped to victory in the 100 hurdles. The Knights also won the 4×100, shuttle hurdle and sprint medley relays. Treynor’s Callie Calfee won the 400 and long jump while the Cardinals also won the 4×200.

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Iowa letter carriers ready to stamp out hunger

News

May 10th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

Letter carriers across Iowa will be doing more than delivering the mail today (Saturday) — they’ll also be picking up donations for food pantries. Harley Tapper, the postmaster in Webster City, says the annual Stamp Out Hunger day was started 22 years ago. “It’s the largest (food drive) in the country…and millions of pounds of food get collected and distributed,” Tapper says. Nationwide, letter carriers collected 74.4 million pounds of food items during last year’s Stamp Out Hunger day. Iowans can help the effort by leaving canned food for their mail carrier to pick up.

“We ask for people to put non-perishable food items in a bag by their mailbox or mail receptacle,” Tapper says. Since the National Association of Letter Carrier’s food drive began in 1992, nearly 1.3 billion pounds of food has been collected.

(Radio Iowa)

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