610 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2019
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 271 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS… IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ADAMS CASS DALLAS GUTHRIE MADISON RINGGOLD TAYLOR UNION
610 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2019
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 271 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS… IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ADAMS CASS DALLAS GUTHRIE MADISON RINGGOLD TAYLOR UNION
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Areas around Lincoln, Omaha, Bellevue and other cities in eastern Nebraska are under a flash flood warning after torrential rains early Tuesday. The National Weather Service has issued the warning for parts of Lancaster, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders and Washington counties. The alert also covers a western portion of Pottawattamie County, including Council Bluffs, across the Missouri River in Iowa.
The weather service says up to 2 inches of rain had fallen on those areas overnight — most of it since 4 a.m. Tuesday. Several low-lying traffic lanes in midtown and downtown Omaha were covered with water before 5 a.m. The weather service says flooding in those areas could worsen, as more rain is expected in the region throughout the day.
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WANTED: Tailgate for 1991 Ford Lariat pickup half ton, don’t care color, no rust or dents. 243-2860.
FOR SALE: 800 Gallon water or liquid feed plastic tank. Works great, but I needed to buy a larger tank. Asking $300.00 We are located n.w. of Shelby. Call 712-544-2794 after 7:00 p.m.
Today: **FLASH FLOOD WATCH until 7-a.m. Wednesday.**Mo. Cldy w/showers & thunderstorms. Some may be severe & with heavy rain. High near 70.E @ 10-15.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cloudy w/showers & thunderstorms. Some may be severe. Heavy rain possible. Low 58. E @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 78. SE @ 10-15.
Thursday: P/Cldy w/isolated showers & tstrms. High around 76.
Friday: P/Cldy. High around 80.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 79. Our Low this morning 52. Rainfall in Atlantic as of 7-a.m.= 1.78″ (24-hour total) Last year on this date our High was 97 and the Low was 66. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 97 in 2018. The Record Low was 29 in 1894.
Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County say a Red Oak man was arrested at around 3:24-a.m. today (Tuesday). 45-year old Jeffrey Dean Etter was arrested on a valid felony warrant for Violation of Probation and transported to the Montgomery County Jail, where his cash bond was set at $20,000
345 AM CDT Tue May 28 2019…Area Counties: Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Cass-Adair-Madison…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7-A.M. WEDNESDAY…
Area Counties: Adams-Union-Taylor-Ringgold..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT NOW THROUGH 7-A.M. WEDNESDAY.
Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page Counties: FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4-A.M. TODAY UNTIL 7-A.M. WEDNESDAY.
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Flash Flood Watch for portions of south central Iowa, southeast Iowa, and southwest Iowa, Through Wednesday morning
* Multiple rounds of thunderstorms and locally heavy rain could produce potentially significant flash flooding today through tonight.
* Rapid rises on streams, inundation of low lying areas and roads, and dangerous impacts to travel are all possible through tonight.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
Fremont County Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports two recent drug-related arrests. On Monday (May 27), 48-year old Jeffrey Wade Massey, of Hamburg, was arrested for the Delivery of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. Massey was transported to the Fremont County Law enforcement Center being held on a $10,300 bond.
And, on May 23rd, 24-year old Toby Pritchett, of Shenandoah, was arrested by Fremont County Deputies for the delivery of methamphetamine. Pritchett was transported to the Fremont County Law enforcement center being held on a $10,000 bond.
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Forty-nine years after Boston’s Bobby Orr flew through the air following his Stanley Cup-clinching goal against St. Louis, Bruins defensemen Connor Clifton and Charlie McAvoy played a huge role in a Game 1 win over the Blues. Both scored in the second period to tie the game at 2-2 and the Bruins went on to take the opener 4-2.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha Mavericks have overcome a lack of facilities to make the NCAA baseball tournament for the first time. The Mavs’ bid means all three of the state of Nebraska’s Division I schools will be represented in the 64-team tournament. The Nebraska Cornhuskers and Creighton Bluejays also are in. The Mavs are the top fielding team in the nation even though they had to practice on a gym floor when the dome over their practice facility collapsed in February.
CHICAGO (AP) — Yolmer Sanchez hit a tying single, then entertained his White Sox teammates with a dugout show during a long rain delay before Chicago’s game against the Kansas City Royals was suspended in the fifth inning with the score 1-all. The teams will pick up Tuesday where they left off. During the break, Sanchez kept the White Sox amused by doing jumping jacks and pouring a beverage bucket over his head.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Pac-12 champion UCLA is the No. 1 national seed for the NCAA baseball tournament. The Bruins won each of its series for the first time in program history and carry a 10-game winning streak into the tournament. Vanderbilt is the No. 2 seed after sweeping the SEC regular-season and tournament titles. Behind UCLA and Vanderbilt are Georgia Tech, Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi State, Louisville and Texas Tech. The tournament opens with regional play Friday.
HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is set for its annual spring meetings in Florida. Commissioner Greg Sankey discussed with the AP likely topics including potential availability lists with sports betting legalized in some SEC states; NCAA transfer waivers; and the potential for student athletes to eventually be compensated for their names, images and likenesses.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 3:30 a.m. CDT
CHARLES CITY, Iowa (AP) — A tornado hit an area near the Floyd County fairgrounds in Charles City, destroying several buildings and damaging others. The Des Moines Register reports the tornado hit the fairgrounds and homes in the northeast Iowa city about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Craig Anderson, the fair board treasurer, says the tornado destroyed two fairgrounds buildings and severely damaged two others. Two buildings at the nearby Floyd County Ag Center also were destroyed. No injuries were reported.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa voters are overwhelmingly white, but the state’s few black voters could play an outsize role in choosing the winner of the first contest among Democrats seeking to challenge President Donald Trump. The Iowa caucuses tend to draw the party’s most motivated voters, and this year Democrats say black voters are energized as seldom seen. That could give the candidate who rallies the biggest share of the state’s 2% black population a narrow victory in a crowded field.
MOSBY, Mo. (AP) — Some property owners who accepted a buyout from the federal government because their homes are prone to regular flooding say they’ve grown frustrated with the long wait times to get their checks. An Associated Press analysis of federal data shows the government has spent more than $5 billion over the past three decades on its flood buyout program, and the costs have been rising over the past decade. This spring’s Midwest flooding is likely to add even more homes to the buyout queue.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two Iowa women shot during a convenience store robbery are recovering in a Sioux City hospital. According to the Le Mars Police Department, a male suspect demanded money from the two Le Mars Hy-Vee Gas Station clerks Sunday. He then allegedly shot both victims in the stomach and fled. The Sioux City Journal reports police later found the suspect dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in South Sioux City.
(Radio Iowa) — Clean-up is underway in Charles City after a tornado tore through the fairgrounds, hit the local fertilizer plant and damaged homes in the area early Monday afternoon. Floyd County Fair Board President Amy Staudt was there as the twister tore through the complex.
“Literally, like people have said before, it sounds like a train coming,” Staudt says. “I thought the noise was too big and I popped my head out and glass started shattering. We lost a couple of windows up top out of the cupola area and I thought that was the worst of it when it passed, then I looked out the window…and half the buildings are leveled out here.”
Volunteers arrived to deal with the damage as soon as the storm moved out, but Staudt is wary of having people working in some of the buildings on the fairgrounds. “We’ve got to make sure they’re structurally safe to be in because they’re twisted,” Staudt says. “That’s my main concern. The ones that are standing — are they safe to be in right now? We’ll meet with the adjusters and have some contractors out here and just double-check all safety issues.”
The twister tracked to the north and east and nearly missed Charles City, according to Floyd Emergency Management Director Lezlie Weber. “There is one housing development that got hit,” Weber syas. “Almost all the damaged houses have been contacted and we know of no injuries or fatalieis. We just want people to stay out of the area for right now.” Weber says it’s too early to discuss damage estimates, but there’s an emergency operations center at the Floyd County Courthouse where citizens can report damage.
“Get as many pictures as they can of everything, just in case, and then here probably after a while we’ll have some volunteers calling people that need help cleaning up and get some people out there to help clean up their yards,” Weber says. Another tornado touched down northeast of Elma shortly after the first tornado. It tracked through Chickasaw and Howard Counties before leaving a path of damaged homes, roofs and downed power lines in Lime Springs, where house-to-house searches begun in mid-afternoon Monday.