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Thunderstorm warning update: Montgomery/Page Counties

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MONTGOMERY IA-PAGE IA-
556 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MONTGOMERY AND CENTRAL PAGE    COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM CDT…

THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS AND WAS EXITING THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL….GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS BETWEEN
SHENANDOAH AND CLARINDA.

IN ADDITION…SEVERE THUNDERSTORM REDEVELOPMENT REMAINS POSSIBLE…
AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE EVENING.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Adair/Adams/Cass/Guthrie

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
543 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
NORTHERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
SOUTH CENTRAL GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 538 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTH OF
CORNING…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GREENFIELD…BRIDGEWATER…ORIENT…FONTANELLE…ADAIR AND CASEY.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 74 AND 90.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER…INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL…DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER…SUCH AS IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM…A BATHROOM OR CLOSET…OR BASEMENT.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

Hail and/or damage reports (as of 5:40-p.m. Sunday)

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

5:20-p.m.: Thunderstorm wind damage 4-miles SE of Shenandoah – extensive roof damage to a barn and other debris in the area.

5:24-p.m.: 1-mile E. of Shenandoah – Nickel to quarter-sized hail reported by law enforcement.

5:27-p.m.: 3/4″ hail reported in Shenandoah.

 

Baseball sized hail reported near Carbon in Adams County

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ADAIR IA-ADAMS IA-CASS IA-
524 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
CASS…WESTERN ADAMS AND WESTERN ADAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT…

AT 519 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF
CORNING…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD…BASEBALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TWO AND ONE HALF INCH
DIAMETER HAIL WEST OF CARBON AT 515 PM CDT.

IMPACT…PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE SEVERELY INJURED. EXPECT
SHATTERED WINDOWS…EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…
VEHICLES AND CROPS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CUMBERLAND…MASSENA…BRIDGEWATER…WIOTA…FONTANELLE AND ANITA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER…INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER…INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL…DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER…SUCH AS IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM…A BATHROOM OR CLOSET…OR BASEMENT.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

CAM, EHK & Griswold School Boards to meet Monday evening

News

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The CAM School District‘s Board of Education will hold a regularly scheduled meeting 7:30-p.m. Monday, in the High School Media Center. Discussion and/or action items on their agenda include: Open enrollment applications; Academy open enrollment applications; School Board polling sites; Resignations and contracts; a revision to the 2013-2014 school calendar; Master contracts and support staff contracts.

The Elk Horn-Kimballton School Board will meet 7-p.m. Monday, in the Family and Consumer Science Room at the High School in Elk Horn. On their agenda is: the approval of fees for 2013-2014; approval of a contract for a School-based Interventionist; approval of Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield as the district’s Medical Insurance carrier; approval of a Wellness policy, and approval of contracts.

And, the Griswold School Board will meet at 5:30-p.m. Monday, in the Central Office Board room. New business on their agenda includes: an update on negotiations; Elementary restrooms planning; 2013 school board election discussion; and a memorandum of understanding with Iowa Western Community College for coursework in 2013-2014.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fremont, Montgomery & Page Counties

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

512 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 511 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FARRAGUT…
OR 13 MILES NORTH OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…WINDOWS…VEHICLES AND CROPS. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES…ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
RED OAK…SHENANDOAH…VILLISCA…ESSEX…STANTON…FARRAGUT…
ELLIOTT…COIN…GRANT…YORKTOWN…NORTHBORO…HEPBURN AND COBURG.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cass/Adair/Adams Counties

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ADAIR IA-ADAMS IA-CASS IA-
507 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN
CASS…WESTERN ADAMS AND WESTERN ADAIR COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM CDT…

AT 506 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CORNING…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

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…VEHICLES AND CROPS.
EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
CARBON…CUMBERLAND…MASSENA…BRIDGEWATER…WIOTA…FONTANELLE AND
ANITA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING ALL TYPES OF SEVERE
WEATHER…INCLUDING EXTREMELY LARGE HAIL…DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE
WINDS AND TORNADOES. MOVE QUICKLY TO A SAFE SHELTER…SUCH AS IN AN
INTERIOR ROOM…A BATHROOM OR CLOSET…OR BASEMENT.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

Flash Flood Warning: western Crawford County

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

434 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…

WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 432 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE

WARNED AREA. AS MUCH AS 1 INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THE PAST

FEW HOURS…AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM

THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS.

* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO

OCCUR. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS

OF WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY…INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF ARION…CHARTER

OAK…DOW CITY…KIRON…RICKETTS AND SCHLESWIG.

Cardinals beat Lohse again, top Brewers 4-2

Sports

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) – David Freese had an RBI in a four-run fourth inning to go with big plays at third base, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat former teammate Kyle Lohse for the third time this season with a 4-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.  John Gast (2-0) won his second straight start in place of the injured Jake Westbrook and fellow rookie Seth Maness escaped a bases-loaded, none-out jam in the seventh to help the Cardinals win for the 14th time in 17 games. They took two of three from Milwaukee and lead the season series 8-2.

Lohse (1-5) has lost all three of his starts against St. Louis after going 16-3 for the Cardinals last season and then leaving in free agency when they opted to go with younger players.

Severe t-storm warning continues for Pott. County until 4:30-p.m.

Weather

May 19th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

POTTAWATTAMIE IA-
400 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY…

AT 357 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR COUNCIL
BLUFFS…OR 14 MILES EAST OF OMAHA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
ANOTHER STORM WAS NEAR CRESCENT IOWA…OR 18 MILES NORTHEAST OF
OMAHA.  THIS STORM WAS ALSO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD…HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AND 70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES…ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
COUNCIL BLUFFS…TREYNOR…UNDERWOOD…NEOLA…CRESCENT AND
MCCLELLAND.