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Hazardous Weather Outlook for far west/southwest Iowa

News, Weather

April 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES IN IOWA: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE 615 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012 National Weather Service/Valley, NE

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA…WEST CENTRAL IOWA…EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.

DAY ONE…TONIGHT:

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND FAR SOUTHERN SOUTHWEST IOWA. SEVERE WEATHER IS GENERALLY NOT EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY.

DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY:

THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA ON SATURDAY. THE MAIN THREAT FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFTER 3 PM AND BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE TORNADOES…VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY ON SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THROUGH THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY.

A MORE POTENT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER THE INITIAL THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FIRST EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS WARM AND MOIST AREA RETURNS TO THE AREA…THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE STRONGLY UNSTABLE…THIS ALONG WITH VERY STRONG SHEAR WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SEVERE WEATHER…SOME SIGNIFICANT INCLUDING VERY LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TORNADOES.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT….BUT WILL BE NEEDED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING ON SATURDAY.

BEVERLY A. NELSON, 76, of Atlantic (4-17-12)

Obituaries

April 13th, 2012 by Jim Field

BEVERLY A. NELSON, 76, of Atlantic died Friday, April 13th at the Atlantic Nursing & Rehab Center.  Funeral services for Beverly A. Nelson will be held on Tuesday, April 17th at 10:30 am in the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Atlantic.  Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.

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Visitation with the family will be held Monday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at the funeral home, with a Does service at 6:00 pm.

Burial in the Atlantic Cemetery

BEVERLY A. NELSON is survived by:

Children: Susan Brownlee of Atlantic.  Sandra Crecelius of Atlantic.  Max Nelson of the Ukraine.  David Nelson of Atlantic.  Bernard Nelson of Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

13 Grandchildren

8 Great-Grandchildren

ELIZABETH LEE McMAHAN, 57, of Menlo (4-17-12)

Obituaries

April 13th, 2012 by Jim Field

ELIZABETH LEE McMAHAN, 57, of Menlo died Thursday, April 12th at her home.  Graveside services for Elizabeth Lee McMahan will be held on Tuesday, April 17th at 11:00 am in the Iowa Veteran’s Cemetery in Van Meter.  Johnson Family Funeral Home in Stuart is handling the arrangements.

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Visitation will be held Tuesday from 9:30 am to 10:30 am prior to the services at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Elizabeth McMahan Memorial Fund and directed to the Johnson FamilyFuneral Home at Box 246, Stuart, IA 50250.

Online condolences may be left at www.johnsonfamilyfuneralhome.com

Nick Ross is New Atlantic Head Football Coach

Sports

April 13th, 2012 by Jim Field

The Atlantic Community School District has named Nick Ross the new Head Football Coach for the Atlantic Trojan football team. Nick is currently serving the district as a history and physical education teacher at the Atlantic High School. Nick is a 2003 graduate of Atlantic High School. Nick played football for Atlantic and served as a team captain for Atlantic’s 2002 state championship football team. Nick then continued his playing days at Drake University where he played linebacker and served as a team captain his junior and senior seasons.  After Nick’s playing days were over, Nick began his coaching career at the collegiate level, serving as a linebackers coach for the Drake University Bulldogs. Nick then took a teaching and Assistant Football Coaching position at Waukee High School and most recently the Defensive Coordinator for the 2011 Atlantic Football team.  Nick and his wife Natalie, also a teacher and coach at Atlantic High School, along with their son Nolan, reside here in Atlantic.

Corps: more flood storage offers limited benefit

News

April 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says having more space free in the Missouri River’s reservoirs would have reduced but not eliminated last year’s flooding.  The corps says in a new report released Friday that flooding still would have caused widespread damage along the Missouri last year because of the massive volume of water that moved through the river.  And any increase in the amount of flood storage space in the reservoirs would reduce the economic benefits the river offers through barge traffic, recreation and hydropower. The corps says increasing flood storage space in reservoirs is only one option to reduce flood risk. It says officials may need to consider increasing the capacity of the Missouri River channel and reducing development in the flood plain.

Western Iowa Republican Congressman Steve King, of Kiron, criticized the Corps’ reports, saying in a statement today (Friday) that their report is “incomplete.” King says “In an analysis that purports to analyze the impact of increased flood storage on other authorized purposes like navigation, hydropower generation, and recreation, there is no consideration of the benefits that additional flood protection would have had on these activities during last year’s historic flood. This is a significant hole in the Corp’s analysis.” 

He said “We know, for example, that last year’s flooding virtually shut down navigation on the River – yet the Corps’ analysis here give us no indication of how increased storage capacity might have helped to address this.” King went on to say “This report says, ‘Flood control is the only one of these authorized purposes that requires empty space in the reservoirs’ and that therefore the other purposes, ‘which all require water-in-storage to maximize benefits, would experience negative impacts with additional flood control storage.’ This premise is substantially flawed for a number of reasons.” According to King, “If 2011 taught us one thing, it’s that there is a point at which additional flood control benefits everyone on the river. There is no recognition of this basic fact in the report.”

Fireworks caused Council Bluffs house explosion

News

April 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) – Council Bluff officials say fireworks are to the blame for a house explosion that injured a man. Fire Chief Alan Byers says 38-year-old James Aherns was making fireworks when the blast happened Thursday night. The house then caught fire.             Neighbors reported seeing a burned man run down the street with his clothes torn off, seeking help.  Aherns was taken to an Omaha hospital in critical condition. Another person in the house wasn’t hurt.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13th

Trading Post

April 13th, 2012 by Jim Field

WANTED: Female meat goats, call Stacy at 712-249-4049.

FOR SALE: A set of 4 big and wide tires on chrome rims.  They are 33-12.5-15 tires.  They are currently too big for his vehicle and might typically be used on a big blazer type SUV or truck.  Paid $200 for them new, hardly have been used.  Will sell for $100 per tire.  712-304-2587.

ELEANOR REICHARDT HALEY, 72, of Corning (Svcs. at a later date)

Obituaries

April 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

ELEANOR REICHARDT HALEY, 72, of Corning, died Thu., April 12th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Services and visitation for ELEANOR REICHARDT HALEY will be held at a later date, in May. Steen Funeral Home in Massena is in charge of the arrangements.

Online condolences may be left to the family at www.steenfunerals.com

DENISE A. (WEBER) KYSOR, 57, of Gravette, AR (Svcs. 4-16-12)

Obituaries

April 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DENISE A. (WEBER) KYSOR, 57, of Gravette, AR, died Thu., April 12th, at her home in Gravette. Funeral services for DENISE KYSOR will be held 11:30-a.m. Mon., April 16th, at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon. Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon has the arrangements.

A family visitaton will be held at the funeral home from 10-a.m. until the time of service on Monday at the funeral home.

DENISE KYSOR is survived by:

Her husband – Keith Kysor, of Gravette, Arkansas.

Her children – Amy and Brian.

Her father – Dean Weber, of Audubon.

Her siblings – Dennis Weber, Lori Ingeman, Lana Wanninger, and Diane Hausfelder.

2 grandchildren, other relatives and friends.

Cass Co. Deputy and ISP Troopers recognized

News

April 13th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Public Safety today (Friday) announced Cass County Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Bartholomew, Iowa State Patrol Trooper James Bullington and ISP Sgt. Martin McCreedy were recognized during the annual Governor’s Highway Traffic Safety Conference held April 10th and 11th, in Sioux City.

Deputy Bartholomew was recognized for his efforts in apprehending impaired drivers. Trooper Bullington and Sgt. McCreedy both work out of the Patrol’s District 3 office in Council Bluffs. Bullington was presented with the Public Safety Commissioner’s Special Award for Traffic Safety, while Sgt. McCreedy was presented with the Kipton Hayward Award for his efforts in increasing compliance with impaired drivers, and reducing traffic deaths and injuries. The award was named in honor of Kip Hayward, who was killed in 1993 by a drug and alcohol impaired driver. Hayward served with the Polk County Sheriff’s Department.