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Special Weather Statement for parts of western IA – wind related (11/8/13)

Weather

November 8th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE

BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID TO LATE MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NEAR 30 MPH AT TIMES AND THERE MAY BE GUSTS TO 4O MPH OR SLIGHTLY HIGHER AT TIMES. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY SUNSET.

CONDITIONS WILL BE MONITORED AND IF STRONGER WINDS DEVELOP A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHERN IOWA THIS AFTERNOON.

Wind Advisory issued for parts of SW IA: 11/8/13

Weather

November 8th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES: MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE

845 AM CST FRI NOV 8 2013

…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING…STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA BETWEEN 11 AM AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS…GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH AND INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH BY LATE MORNING. DURING THE AFTERNOON THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AND REMAIN STRONG WITH SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH. BY EVENING…THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS…STRONG AND GUSTY CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON EAST-WEST ROADS. THE WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BLOWING AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND OUTDOOR FURNITURE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

8AM Sportscast 11-08-2013

Podcasts, Sports

November 8th, 2013 by admin

w/ Jim Field

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Heartbeat Today 11-08-2013

Heartbeat Today, Podcasts

November 8th, 2013 by admin

Jim Field speaks with Angie Smith from the Narcanon Arrowhead Agency about pain killer abuse.

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7AM Newscast 11-08-2013

News, Podcasts

November 8th, 2013 by admin

w/ Ric Hanson

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MO. man arrested at Fremont County truck stop

News

November 8th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

A man from Missouri was arrested on an OWI charge at a truck stop in Fremont County, Thursday. According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies made contact with 40-year old Jeffrey Eugene Davis, of Oregon, MO., at the Sapp Brothers Truck Stop in Percival. Davis was arrested on a felony charge of  OWI/3rd offense. He was being held in the Fremont County Jail on $5,000 bond.

Red Oak man arrested for harassment

News

November 8th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Police in Red Oak report the arrest Thursday evening of 57-year old William Wayne Elliott.  The Red Oak man was taken into custody on a charge of Harassment in the 3rd degree, just before 7-p.m.  He was arrested at 209 East Maple Street and brought to the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center, where he was processed and held on a $300 cash bond.

(Podcast) Skyscan Forecast – Fri., Nov. 8, 2013

Podcasts, Weather

November 8th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic, from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson.

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Iowa High School Football Playoff Quarterfinals Tonight

Sports

November 8th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

Class 4-A

  • West Des Moines Valley @ Ames
  • West Des Moines Dowling vs. Waukee
  • Bettendorf @ Pleasant Valley
  • Cedar Rapids Kennedy @ Cedar Rapids Xavier

Class 3-A

  • Harlan @ Bishop Heelan Catholic
  • Grinnell @ Clear Lake
  • Solon @ Decorah
  • Washinton @ Pella

Class 2-A

  • Gilbert @ Kuemper Catholic
  • Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley @ Sioux Center
  • Waukon @ New Hampton
  • Mediapolis @ Albia

Class 1-A

  • South O’Brien @ Ft. Dodge St. Edmond
  • Ogden @ Van Meter
  • South Winneshiek @ North Fayette
  • Iowa City Regina @ Maquoketa Valley

Class A

  • Audubon @ A-H-S-T
  • Bishop Garrigan @ West Lyon
  • Wapsie Valley @ Gladbrook-Reinbeck
  • Pekin @ BGM

8-Man

  • Wayne @ Adair-Casey  (On KJAN beginning with the pre-game @ 6pm, kick-off at 7)
  • Glidden-Ralston @ Exira/EHK
  • Newell-Fonda @ MMC
  • Springville @ Don Bosco

Former Australian Olympic basketball player dies

Sports

November 8th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ian Davies, the former Australian Olympic basketball player who played at Graceland University in Iowa, has died. He was 57. Basketball Australia said in a statement Friday that Davies died Thursday at his home in Hobart, Tasmania. No other details were disclosed.Davies, a forward, represented Australia in the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and the 1982 and 1986 world championships.

A member of the Sydney Kings’ inaugural National Basketball League team in 1988, Davies played on several other NBL teams, including Launceston’s 1981 championship squad.