Gusty winds caused a tree branch to fall onto a power line in Atlantic Sunday evening. The power line in turn fell on the roof of the 1st Baptist Church at 710 Walnut, setting some shingles on fire. Atlantic Fire responded to the scene just after 6:40-p.m., Sunday.
The damage is believed to have been minimal. Crews from Atlantic Municipal Utilities were called to cut the power to the still charged line.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Matt Holliday hit his third home run in two games and broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single, rallying the St. Louis Cardinals past the Chicago Cubs 9-6 on Sunday. Holliday had three hits and four RBIs for the Cardinals, who began the day one game behind first-place Milwaukee in the NL Central.
St. Louis second baseman Kolten Wong left in the top of the eighth after falling backward when he tried to catch a popup in short right field. He appeared to hurt his head and shoulder, and was replaced by Pete Kozma.
Kozma, in his third stint with St. Louis this season, led off the bottom half with a double. It was his second hit in four at-bats this year. After failing to get down two bunt attempts, Daniel Descalso got the third one down and beat Carlos Villanueva’s throw to first for a single.
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TONIGHT AND MONDAY…
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AND STRENGTH WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY WITH ISOLATED TORNADOES POSSIBLE THROUGH 700 PM. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WITH MOST STORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AS STORMS CONSOLIDATE INTO A LINE CONFIGURATION BY EARLY THIS EVENING.
MINOR FLOODING SHOULD CONTINUE ALONG SOME SMALL STREAMS IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA. THAT FLOODING MAY BE AGGRAVATED OR NEW FLOODING COULD DEVELOP TONIGHT DUE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE THE RESULT OF A COLD FRONT PUSHING INTO EASTERN NEBRASKA LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY…
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY NIGHT FOR NORTHERN PARTS OF THE AREA AND FOR THE SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT. MORE WIDESPREAD STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
STORM SPOTTERS WILL BE NEEDED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
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THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA. THE PRIMARY SEVERE THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND HIGH WINDS…WITH AN ISOLATED TORNADO POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH SOME STORMS PRODUCING RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY…
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER IS LOW…WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.
Sheriff’s officials in Montgomery County report an Adams County man was arrested Saturday on a valid Montgomery County warrant. 32-year old George Allen Alfred Wesbrook III, of Nodaway, was arrested for a probation violation.
Wesbrook was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $10,000 cash bond.
SANDI RABE, 44, of Primghar, died Sat., Aug. 30th, at Baum Harmon Mercy Hospital, in Primghar. Memorial services for SANDI RABE will be held 11-a.m. Fri., Sept. 5th, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Primghar. Andringa Funeral Home in Sheldon has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home will be held from 1-until 8-pm on Thu., Sept. 4th, with the family present from 6-to 8-pm.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.andringafuneralhome.com.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs claimed defensive tackle Damion Square off waivers and released tight end Richard Gordon as they began final assembly of their roster for the season opener. Unlike last year, when the Chiefs were atop the waiver claim priority list, they were just 23rd in line this season. That means 22 other teams skipped on Square, who was active for 10 games with Philadelphia last year but was among the Eagles’ final cuts Saturday.
Gordon was the fourth tight end kept by the Chiefs and was unlikely to be kept long. The Chiefs also began assembling their 10-game practice squad Sunday, though they had not yet officially announced any of the signings.
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…THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN LIKELY TONIGHT…
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THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. THE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. IN ADDITION…SEVERAL STORMS MAY TRACK ACROSS SIMILAR AREAS AND FURTHER ENHANCE THE HEAVY RAIN THREAT.
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FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL OVER THE PAST WEEK HAS RESULTED IN SATURATED SOILS AND FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF. HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN. HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 3 INCHES MAY OCCUR.
FLASH FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION. SIGNIFICANT PONDING IN URBAN AREAS IS POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION…SMALL STREAMS MAY RISE ABOVE THEIR BANKS AND CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS INCLUDING ROADWAYS. FLASH FLOODING AT NIGHT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. IN ADDITION…THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE A FEW LARGER STREAMS TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
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.
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TORNADO WATCH 479 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS 
IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE: BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY CRAWFORD DICKINSON EMMET HARRISON IDA MILLS MONONA O’BRIEN OSCEOLA PALO ALTO PLYMOUTH POCAHONTAS POTTAWATTAMIE SAC SHELBY SIOUX WOODBURY.
EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL 900 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE; SCATTERED LARGE HAIL LIKELY WITH ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE; SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH LIKELY
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG. AND 60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF SPENCER IOWA TO 45 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CONCORDIA KANSAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
REMEMBER…A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
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REST OF TODAY...PARTLY SUNNY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON…THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 40 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…SHOWERS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE NIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND…LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE EVENING…THEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND…LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND…LARGE HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 90 PERCENT.
LABOR DAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON…THEN MOSTLY SUNNY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.
TUESDAY…SUNNY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. WEST WIND NEAR 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE LOWER 60S. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.
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