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While the weather outside isn’t exactly frightful yet, some Iowans may need a reminder that wind chills will plummet and snow will fly one day very soon. Today (Thursday) is Winter Weather Awareness Day, according to Jeff Johnson, the warning coordination meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Johnson says, “Winter Weather Day is a day to think about the hazards we face here in the state from winter weather, particularly, we’ll look at the winter storms, blizzards, extreme cold episodes and ice storms and for each of those, how to deal with each threat.”
The National Weather Service is offering that information on its website, weather-dot-gov. “We want people to know how to get a watch, warning or advisory,” Johnson says. “Safety things everyone should do, like making sure your winter weather emergency kit is ready in your car. Exactly what to put in that is on our website.” Some items should include: blankets, a flashlight, extra batteries, a radio, a shovel and non-perishable food. After this year’s prolonged drought, everyone’s wondering about the winter ahead. Johnson says predictions are still inconclusive.
“Last year, we had a fairly tranquil winter that was punctuated by an extremely warm March, holy cow, with temperatures in the 80s, it was a record month,” Johnson says. “Prior to that, we had a few snow episodes and some ice but nothing significant.” As for naming this season’s winter storms like what’s done with hurricanes, Johnson says that’s a gimmick being offered by the Weather Channel, not the National Weather Service.
(Radio Iowa)
The driver of a moped suffered minor injuries during a collision with a car Tuesday afternoon, in Atlantic. According to the Police Department, a vehicle driven by Brenda Roenfeld, of Atlantic, was traveling east on 14th Street and had stopped at the intersection with Plum, before proceeding to turn right. As she did so, her vehicle was struck in the rear by a moped being driven by Maximilian Elwood, of Atlantic. The accident happened at around 3:30-p.m.
Elwood refused medical treatment at the scene. Police cited him for Failure to Maintain Control and Reduce Speed.
Authorities in Montgomery County are investigating at least two separate incidents where copper wire was stolen from properties in Red Oak. The Sheriff’s Office reported that sometime between October 25th and November 7th, someone cut and stole four strands of copper wiring from the base of a radio station’s tower at 1924 Ironwood Avenue, in Red Oak. During the same time frame, someone cut and stole 160-feet of copper wiring from the Chat Mobility tower at 1926 Ironwood Avenue, in Red Oak.
The combined replacement cost of the wire is around $3,000. Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Montgomery County Crimestoppers at 1-800-432-1001.