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NWS forecast for the KJAN listening area (10/5/13)

Weather

October 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

344 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 National Weather Service/Des Moines

EARLY THIS MORNING…PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. COLDER. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TODAY…PARTLY SUNNY. BREEZY. MUCH COOLER. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

TONIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW AROUND 40. WEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.

SUNDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE MORNING…THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT.

SUNDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN THROUGH MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE LOWER 40S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGH IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY…MOSTLY CLEAR. LOW IN THE MID 40S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S.

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Iowa News Headlines: Sat., Oct. 5th 2013

News

October 5th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press…

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Homeland Security says a tornado touched down near the town of Cherokee, but officials haven’t yet reported whether it caused major damage. Officials said the mile-wide tornado touched traveled about 1 mile south of Cherokee.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa State University student has died after being hit by a vehicle near Jack Trice Stadium soon after the Cyclones loss to Texas. KCCI-TV reports the crash happened just after 11 p.m. Thursday on Highway 30. The Iowa State Patrol says 23-year-old Austin Wonderlich, of Pleasant Hill, was killed after he moved off the highway median.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 Conference says there was no indisputable video evidence showing game officials made a mistake in ruling a Texas running back was down before the ball came loose late in the fourth quarter of the Longhorns’ 31-30 win over Iowa State. The Cyclones appeared to strip the ball from Texas’ Johnathan Gray with about 1 minute to play. The call on the field was that Gray was down and that was upheld by the replay official.

WAPELLO, Iowa (AP) — City officials in Wapello understand the enthusiasm generated at high school football games and have decided to exempt the local high school football field from following the city’s noise ordinance. The Muscatine Journal reports the City Council at its meeting Thursday agreed to allow the stadium to be noisy but asked school officials to try to keep it down.

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Tornado Watch Cancelled for Cass & area Counties

Weather

October 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

940 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 539 ISSUED AT 240 PM CDT FOR PORTIONS OF IOWA and NEBRASKA. There are currently no Watches or Warnings in effect for the KJAN listening area.

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(Update 10/5/13) Massive tornadoes reported near Sioux City area

News

October 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Homeland Security says a tornado touched down Friday evening near the town of Cherokee, but officials haven’t yet reported whether it caused major damage. Officials said the mile-wide tornado touched down about 1 mile south of Cherokee. It cut a 2- to 3-mile path through farmland but didn’t hit any population centers.

Another mile-wide tornado caused major damage just before 7-p.m. about 5-miles east of Moville, in Woodbury County, according to the National Weather Service. Twisters were also reported north and west of Hinton. A funnel cloud was reported near Anthon at around 6:45-p.m.

About 2,700 homes and business in the Sioux City area were without power Friday night. More than 500 of them were around Sloan, near where the mile-wide tornado touched down. The National Weather Serivce says homes were damaged just west/northwest of North Sioux City, and near the northwest Iowa towns of Pierson and Quimby. The twister near Quimby was reported to have caused major damage, at around 7:30-p.m.

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Tornado watch #541 remains in effect until midnight

Weather

October 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

TORNADO WATCH 541 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING IOWA COUNTIES…
   ADAIR                ADAMS               AUDUBON     
BOONE                CALHOUN             CARROLL
CASS                 CERRO GORDO         CLARKE
CRAWFORD             DALLAS              DECATUR
EMMET                FRANKLIN            GREENE
GUTHRIE              HAMILTON            HANCOCK
HARDIN               HUMBOLDT            KOSSUTH
MADISON              PALO ALTO           POCAHONTAS
POLK                 RINGGOLD            SAC
STORY                TAYLOR              UNION
WARREN               WEBSTER             WINNEBAGO
WORTH                WRIGHT

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Tornado Watch #539 cancelled for far west/sw IA

Weather

October 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 539 FOR
THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN IOWA THIS CANCELS 8 COUNTIES:

IN SOUTHWEST IOWA

FREMONT               HARRISON              MILLS
MONTGOMERY            PAGE                  POTTAWATTAMIE
SHELBY

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

MONONA

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T-Storm warning for Cass Co. IA is cancelled

Weather

October 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

CASS IA-
844 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CASS COUNTY IS CANCELLED…

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS…AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED STORMS
MAY STILL PRODUCE PEA SIZE HAIL OVER EASTERN CASS COUNTY UNTIL 9 PM.

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High School Football Scores from Fri., Oct. 4th 2013

Sports

October 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

(Will be updated – these scores are as of 8:45-p.m.)

ADM, Adel 38, Atlantic 0
Lewis Central 17, Perry 7
OA-BCIG 46, Clarinda Academy 6
Van Meter 14, Mount Ayr 0
Woodward-Granger 57, Earlham 13
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Riverside, Oakland vs. A-H-S-T, Avoca, ppd. to Oct 5.
Lawton-Bronson vs. Woodbury Central, Moville, ppd. to Oct 5.

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T-storm warning for Audubon County cancelled

Weather

October 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AUDUBON IA-
826 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN AUDUBON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED…

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA.

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Update on Cass County Storm warning

Weather

October 4th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

822 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CASS COUNTY
UNTIL 900 PM CDT…

AT 820 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF ATLANTIC…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ATLANTIC…MASSENA…WIOTA AND ANITA.

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