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Sunday storms bring wind, hail & flooding

News, Weather

June 27th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Storms that formed in Nebraska Sunday late Sunday afternoon barreled through western Iowa Sunday evening, producing heavy downpours of rain, reports of large hail and winds sometimes in excess of 60-miles per hour, along with some property damage.

The Winds started picking up in southwest Iowa, at around 4:40-p.m., where they gusted up to 55-miles per hour near the Creston Airport, causing small trees to bend almost parallel to the ground. About 10 minutes later hail the size of quarters was observed by law enforcement in the same area.

Heavy rains also washed over the area, with law enforcement reporting at 5:25-p.m., water was flowing over the road at several locations near the intersection of 140th Street and Highway 25, in Union County. By 6-p.m., authorities in Cass County were receiving reports from the public of nickel-to quarter-sized hail falling about three-miles southwest of Bridgewater.

Additional flooded roads were reported by law enforcement about 10-miles north of Prescott, in Adair County, just after 7-p.m. Sunday. About 20-minutes later, one-foot of water was observed flowing over the intersection of Union and 150th Streets, about six-miles northeast of Prescott, in Adams County. Authorities in Carroll and Crawford Counties reported several trees were down due to storms that rolled through the area between 8:30- and 8:45-p.m.

Meanwhile, at around 8:50-p.m. law enforcement in Audubon County observed one-inch diameter hail falling just south of Audubon, and at 9:40, a large tree fell one a vehicle in Stuart due to winds officials estimated were up to 60-miles per hour. At around 9:30-p.m., winds estimated at up to 55-miles per hour were reported to have occurred 10-miles north of Greenfield.

Winds of up to 70-miles per hour blew a semi tractor-trailer over on Highway 30, near Carroll, at around 9:45-p.m., and there were reports of quarter-sized hail reoccurring about 10-minutes later back in Union County with scattered reports of similarly-sized hail occurring elsewhere.

PAUL L. WAHLERT, of Exira (svcs. 7-1-11)

Obituaries

June 27th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

PAUL L. WAHLERT, 75, of Exira, died Sun., June 26th, at the Exira Care Center. Funeral services for PAUL WAHLERT will be held at 10-a.m. Fri., July 1st, at the Exira Lutheran Church. Kessler Funeral Home in Exira has the arrangements.

Family visitation at the funeral home begins 6-p.m. Thu., June 30th.

Burial will be in the Exira Cemetery.

PAUL WAHLERT is survived by:

His wife – Delores Wahlert, of Exira.

His children – Paula (Tom) Bintner, of Ankeny; Tim Wahlert & fiance’ Chris Peterson, & Karla (husband Ashley) Bieker, all of Exira.

His sisters – Betty Paulsen, & Mildred (Ralph) Wedemeyer, all of Exira

7 grandchildren

His in-laws, other relatives, & friends.

KATHLEEN A DOWNING, Guthrie Center (svcs. set for 6-27-11)

Obituaries

June 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

KATHLEEN A. DOWNING, 89, of Guthrie Center, died June 23rd. Funeral services for KATHLEEN DOWNING will be held 10-a.m. Mon., June 27th, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Guthrie Center. Twigg Funeral Home in Guthrie Center has the arrangements.

Visitation for Kathleen Downing will be held at the funeral home, from 4-8pm Sun., June 26th, with a Vigil Service at 5:30-p.m., and the family present from 5-8pm.

Burial will be in the Resurrection Cemetery, in rural Guthrie Center.

MICHAEL G. FINKEN, of Apple Valley, MN (svcs 6-29-11)

Obituaries

June 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

MICHAEL G. FINKEN, 54, of Apple Valley, MN, died June 22nd. A Mass of Christian Burial service for MICHAEL FINKEN will be held 11-a.m. Mon., June 27th, at the Church of the Risen Savior, in Burnsville, MN. Additional services will be held 10:30-a.m. Wed., June 29th, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling. White Funeral Home in Apple Valley has the arrangements.

The family of Michael Finken will greet friends and relatives after 9-a.m. Wed. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, in Earling, with interment in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery to follow the service.

Michael Finken is survived by:

His wife – Brenda, and sons Isaac, John, Nicholas & Tanner, all of Apple Valley, MN.

His parents – Bob (Mary) Finken, of Earling.

His sisters – Sharon (Bob) Kirschbaum, of Sheldon; Vicki (Duane) Gall, of LaVista, NE; & Ann (Charles) King, of Millard, NE.

Adams County chase and arrest

News

June 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

A Bedford man was arrested Saturday evening after a brief chase that resulted from an attempted traffic stop. The Adams County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy attempted to pull 22-year old Wilbur Pace over for speeding on Highway 34 at around 6:20-p.m., when Pace sped-up.

Pace was finally stopped and placed under arrest on charges of eluding, speeding, and for allegedly having an open container in his vehicle.

And, a central Iowa man was arrested Saturday on two charges, after he failed to stop for a stop sign. Officials say 50-year old Jesse Alexander, of Urbandale, was charged with OWI and Failure to Stop, following the incident which occurred at around 12:10-a.m., Saturday.

Pace and Alexander were being held in the Adams County Jail pending an appearance before the magistrate.

Council Bluffs hit and run injury accident

News

June 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

Police in Council Bluffs are looking for a white or tan Chevy Cavalier with Nebraska plates. The vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run personal injury accident that took place Saturday evening in the 25-hundred block of Avenue D, in Council Bluffs.

Officials say at around 5:25-p.m., officers were dispatched to the area to investigate an accident where 4-year old Ethan Black, of Council Bluffs, was struck by a car was the child attempted to cross the street. The vehicle that hit the boy did not stop, and continues westbound.

Black was transported to the Creighton University Medical Center, where he was reported to be in stable condition late Saturday night. No further details are available concerning the car involved in the incident.

Anyone with information concerning the accident should call the Council Bluffs PD’s traffic unit at 712-328-4948.

Flood berm collapsed at Nebraska nuclear plant

News

June 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) – A berm holding back floodwater at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station has collapsed. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says it’s monitoring the Missouri River flooding at the plant, which has been shut down since early April for refueling.

The 2,000-foot berm collapsed about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, allowing the swollen river to surround two buildings at the plant. The NRC says those buildings are designed to handle flooding up to 1014 feet above sea level. The river is at 1006.3 feet and isn’t forecast to exceed 1008 feet.

The NRC says its inspectors were at the plant when the berm failed and have confirmed that the flooding has had no impact on the reactor shutdown cooling or the spent fuel pool cooling. NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko will visit the plant Monday.

U.S. 30 between Missouri Valley and Blair could close due to rising water levels

News

June 26th, 2011 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Department of Transportation reports U.S. Highway 30 between Missouri Valley, Iowa, and Blair, Neb., could close without further advance notice due to rising flood and ground water levels.

The threat level has been elevated because the Missouri River water levels have risen substantially today in this area. A breach also occurred this morning south of U.S. 30, approximately 1 mile south of mile marker 2. The combination of these factors increases the threat that the roadway could be overtopped.

The Iowa DOT is closely monitoring the situation. The road will remain open as long as it is safe for travel. If U.S. 30 is closed, the public will be notified and a detour designated.

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Key traveler information resources…

·Iowa DOT’s flood information call center 866-452-8510, open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, speak to an operator for travel assistance

·Road condition information 24 hours a day: visit http://www.511ia.org/, or call 511 (in Iowa) or 800-288-1047 (outside of the state) for a recorded message of road closures

·Iowa DOT on Twitter – http://twitter.com/#!/iowadot/

·View the flooded Iowa roads map for road closures, detours and areas at risk of flooding – http://tinyurl.com/3o2mtlp

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