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TORNADO WATCH ISSUED FOR PARTS OF WESTERN/SW IA

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

222 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 I

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 166 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING IN IOWA. THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA :FREMONT HARRISON MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA MONONA. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…CLARINDA…COUNCIL BLUFFS… DUNLAP…FARRAGUT…GLENWOOD…HAMBURG…HARLAN…LOGAN… MAPLETON…MISSOURI VALLEY…ONAWA…RED OAK…SHENANDOAH… SIDNEY…TABOR AND WOODBINE.

TORNADO WARNING: NE FREMONT & NW PAGE COUNTIES

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

217 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR…NORTHWESTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…NORTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 213 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED  NEAR FARRAGUT…OR 25 MILES NORTH OF TARKIO…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…ESSEX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME OR OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (update): Fremont/Page Counties

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

PAGE IA-FREMONT IA-

215 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN PAGE AND NORTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES…AT 213 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEROLOGISTS INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ESSEX…OR 27 MILES NORTH OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…ESSEX AND IMOGENE.

Urban & Small Stream Flood Advisory: Montgomery/Mills/Fremont Counties

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

212 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…EXTREME NORTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…UNTIL 515 PM CDT

* AT 206 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE RANDOLPH. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING STREAMS AND DRAINAGES…WEST NISHNABOTNA RIVER…SILVER CREEK…HUNTER BRANCH…DEER CREEK…SPRING VALLEY CREEK…MULE CREEK AND WALNUT CREEK.ECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS…AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.

Forecasters: Dangerous storms moving into Midwest

News, Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Baseball-sized hail is breaking windows and tearing the siding off homes in northeast Nebraska, and forecasters are warning residents across the nation’s midsection to brace for “life threatening” storms. The National Weather Service says at least three possible tornadoes were reported early Saturday in central Oklahoma, while hail and rain were pelting Nebraska by early afternoon. No injuries were immediately reported. But forecasters are expecting the most dangerous weather later in the day and are warning residents across the region of possible fast-moving overnight tornadoes. Officials say a large area spanning from Minnesota to Texas could be at risk. In Nebraska, Boone County Sheriff David Spiegel says large hail has damaged vehicles, shattered windows and ripped the siding off of houses in and around Petersburg, a town about 140 miles northwest of Omaha.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Fremont & Page Counties

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

206 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

NORTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…NORTHWESTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 203 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FARRAGUT…OR 25 MILES NORTH OF TARKIO…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…SHENANDOAH…ESSEX AND IMOGENE.

New Cy-Hawk Football Trophy Vote Opens

Sports

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

The University of Iowa Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, Iowa State University Athletics, Learfield Sports, and Iowa Corn announce today that the voting for the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Trophy presented to the winner of the annual football game between the UI and ISU will start on Saturday, April 14, at the spring football exhibitions of the Hawkeyes and the Cyclones and will continue through midnight on April 30.

In August and September of last year, fans of the two teams submitted nearly 500 trophy ideas. Reoccurring themes and top ideas were presented to a panel of former players and coaches from the universities as well as 2 representatives from Iowa Corn. Fans are invited to submit their vote online at www.iowacorncyhawkseries.com.

Voting will be tracked in real time and votes will be tracked by fan base. The winning trophy design will be officially announced during the first week of May. Then the finished trophy will be on the sidelines at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 8, when the Cyclones and Hawkeyes meet in this year’s kickoff event to the 2012-13 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: SE Mills & Montgomery Counties

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

159 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

SOUTHEASTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT

* AT 154 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UPTO PING PONG BALL SIZE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF EMERSON…OR 33 MILES NORTH OF TARKIO…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…RED OAK AND COBURG.

Iowa authorities investigate death of man on road

News

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DEXTER, Iowa (AP) — A man has been found dead on a gravel road in Dexter. The Iowa Department of Public Safety says the body was found about 5:45 a.m. Saturday in front of a residence. The victim’s name and details of his death have not been released. The state patrol and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are joining local authorities in the investigation. At this time law enforcement wish to assure Guthrie County residents there is no indication the public at large is in danger.

Severe Weather Update: Mills/Fremont Counties…

Weather

April 14th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

MILLS IA-FREMONT IA-
134 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM
CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MILLS AND NORTH CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTIES...

AT 130 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF SIDNEY...OR 32 MILES NORTHWEST
OF TARKIO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TABOR...RANDOLPH AND IMOGENE.