While no watches or warning are in effect for the KJAN listening area, the National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for much of Nebraska from Noon today until 7-p.m. Stay tuned to KJAN.com for additional weather updates. Keep your radio or a Weather Alert radio handy today!
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/oax/
COUNTIES IN IA: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE; COUNTIES IN NE: KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON- STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER- SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE- JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
1143 AM CDT SAT APR 14 2012 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE/VALLEY, NE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT: THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA. THE MAIN THREAT FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE AFTER 3 PM AND BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE TORNADOES…VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS MORNING. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TO THE NORTH WITH INDIVIDUAL CELLS TRACKING NORTHEAST WITH LARGE HAIL BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT.
A MORE POTENT SEVERE WEATHER THREAT IS STILL EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AFTER THE INITIAL MORNING THUNDERSTORMS MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS ARE FIRST EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL NEBRASKA AND MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS WARM AND MOIST AIR RETURNS TO THE AREA…THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE STRONGLY UNSTABLE…THIS ALONG WITH VERY STRONG WIND SHEAR WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER…INCLUDING VERY LARGE HAIL…DAMAGING WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TORNADOES.
Girls:
The Audubon boys golf team won a home dual meet against Riverside, 172-201, on Friday. Audubon seniors Andrew Irlmeier and Nick Fett were medalists shooting 42 and 43 respectively. Andy Hoffmann shot 43 and Michael Bylund had 44. Audubon’s varsity record to date is 4-0. The team plays at Anita on Saturday, April 14, and plays a rescheduled dual meet at Treynor on Monday, April 16.
Audubon’s JV had its best showing of the season shooting a team score of 177. Brock Deist and Lucas Smith-Petersen shot 43, Chris LaFoy had 44, and Chase Petersen and Logan McVay finished with 47.
In girls action, Audubon beat Riverside with a 210 team score. Riverside did not have enough players to field a full team. Friday at the Audubon Golf & Country Club. The Wheelers Susie Bylund was medalist with a 49 and Lexie Thygesen was runner-up with a 51. Also for Audubon Rachel Flug shot 51 and Faith Fliflet posted 59. For Riverside, Anna Hildebrand shot 52.
GENEVA SCHRECK, 84, of Coon Rapids, died Friday, April 13th, at home. Funeral services for GENEVA SCHRECK will be held 6:30-p.m. Fri., April 20th, at the 1st Christian Church in Coon Rapids. Ohde Funeral Home in Coon Rapids has the arrangements.
Friends may call at the 1st Christian Church in Coon Rapids after 5-p.m. Friday (90-minutes prior to the service).
Burial will be in Orange Township Cemetery, at a later date.
GENEVA SCHRECK is survived by:
Her children – Steve (Janet) Schreck, of Ankeny, & Mary (Phil) Engelson, of Coon Rapids.
Her brother – Kenneth (Doris) Cretsinger, of Washington.
2 grandchildren, her brother- and sister -in law.
ESTHER M. THOMPSON, 93, of Panora died on Friday, April 13 at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center. Services for ESTHER M. THOMPSON will be held on Thursday, April 19 at 10:30 AM at the Church of the Brethren in Panora. Twigg Funeral Home in Panora has the arrangements.
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Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 18 from 4 until 8 PM with the family present from 6 to 8 PM at the Twigg Funeral Home in Panora.
Burial will be at the Brethren Cemetery in Panora
JUNE M. CLEMENS, 90, of Brainerd, MN and formerly from Atlantic, died April 12th at the Bethany Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Brainerd, MN. Graveside services for JUNE M. CLEMENS will be held May 26th at 11-a.m., in the Atlantic Cemetery. Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Atlantic has the arrangements.
Visitation at the funeral home will be from 10-11am, May 26th.
A dense fog advisory is in effect until 9 AM this morning for: CARROLL,AUDUBON, GUTHRIE, CASS, ADAIR, ADAMS, UNION, AND TAYLOR COUNTIES.
Today: Areas of fog this morning. Showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast winds about 20 MPH.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
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