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Police in Creston arrested a local man in drug and other charges, Friday. Authorities say 35-year old Joey Gene Baxter, of Creston, was arrested in the 200 block of N. Oak Street, on charges of Solicitation, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Felon in Possession of a Firearm. Baxter was being held in the Union County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
Flash Flood Watches and/or Warnings are in effect this morning (See the Weather page)
Today: Showers & thunderstorms ending this morning; Becoming P/Cldy. High 86. NE @ 5-10.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. Low 74.SE @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: Scattered morning shwrs & tstrms; Becoming P/Cldy. High 88. SE @ 10-15.
Wednesday: P/Cldy. High 94.
Thursday: P/Cldy. High 98.
Sunday’s High in Atlantic was 85. Our 24-hour Low was 51. We received 1.38 inches of rain here at the KJAN studios from 7-a.m. Sunday through 7-a.m. today. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 88 and the low was 67. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 107 in 1936. The Record Low was 44 in 1953.
Police in Red Oak say a man was arrested early this (Monday) morning, for Public Intoxication. 23-year old Timothy John Jennings, of Glenwood, was arrested in the 2300 block of N. Eastern Avenue, at around 4:15-a.m. Jennings was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $300 cash bond.
540 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…
* UNTIL 915 AM CDT
* AT 538 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THAT HAVE MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE MINOR FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 AM.
Atlantic Fire and Rescue personnel have been called (5:40-a.m.) to a reported accident this morning on I-80 eastbound at mile marker 60. A motorist reported a vehicle had entered the ditch at that location. No injuries were reported (Update 5:51-a.m.) .
MONTGOMERY IA-PAGE IA-
524 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2016
…THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 AM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND EASTERN PAGE COUNTIES…
AT 523 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT THREE TO FOUR INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING.
SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CLARINDA…BRADDYVILLE…COLLEGE SPRINGS…SHAMBAUGH…YORKTOWN AND HEPBURN.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 10-a.m. for southern Cass, Adams, Union, Taylor and Ringgold Counties, and until 7:45-A.M. for South Central Montgomery and eastern Page Counties. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8-A.M. for Harrison, Shelby, Pottawattamie, Mills, Montgomery and Page Counties, and until 9-a.m. for Cass, Adair, Adams, Audubon, Crawford, Carroll, Dallas, Guthrie, Madison, Ringgold, Taylor and Union Counties.
Heavy rain has fallen, and continues to fall over the listening area. Rainfall of 2-4 inches per hour will be common during the storms, with some locations receiving 3-6 inches.
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING means flooding is occurring or will occur soon. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH means conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Be especially cautious while driving at night, and never cross a road with water flowing over it.
419 AM CDT MON JUL 18 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…SOUTH CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…EASTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… UNTIL 745 AM CDT
* AT 418 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. AROUND THREE INCHES OF RAIN MAY HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH DAYBREAK.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…CLARINDA…BRADDYVILLE…COLLEGE SPRINGS… SHAMBAUGH…YORKTOWN AND HEPBURN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING.