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Severe Thunderstorm Warning: eastern Guthrie County

Weather

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

1000 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
 
 * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
   DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
   EASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
 
 * UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
 
 * AT 957 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ADEL…AND
   MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
 
   HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
 
   SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
 
   IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
            ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.
 
 * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
   DALLAS CENTER…WAUKEE…WOODWARD…VAN METER…MINBURN AND BOUTON.
 
 THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 120.

Preliminary Storm Report for Friday night Storms (6/14/13)

Weather

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

11:01-p.m.: 60-mph thunderstorm wind gust 4-miles south of Macksburg in Madison County.

10:45-p.m.: Thunderstorm wind damage n/nw of Stuart. Several 6-to 8-inch diameter tree limbs down.

10:30-p.m.: 5.2-inches of rain reported 1 mile w/nw of Coon Rapids (via social media), in Carroll County.

10:12-p.m.: Flash Flooding in Bayard. Emergency Management reported 6-to 8-inches of water over several streets in the Guthrie County town, along with water over the underpass of Highway 25 in Bayard.

9:58-p.m.: Flash Flooding 2-miles east of Coon Rapids in Carroll County reported by law enforcement. Water over A Avenue along the Carroll/Guthrie County line, and portions of Timber Avenue.

9:49-p.m.: 3/4-inch diameter hail N/NE of Panora in Guthrie County.

9:40-p.m.: 50-mph+ winds blew a garage roof off in the Carroll County community of Halbur, and 2-to 6″ diameter tree limbs down.

9:35-p.m.: Thunderstorm winds gustiung up to 67-mph at the Carroll Airport.

9:21-p.m. 58-mph wind gust recorded 2 miles w/nw of Carroll.

9:10-p.m.: 1-inch diameter hail reported N/NW of Stuart in Guthrie County; 60-mph wind gust 2-miles northwest of Little Sioux in Harrison County.                     

9:07-p.m.: Thunderstorm winds up to 59mph near Crescent, in Pottawattamie County.

9:00-p.m.: Marbled-sized hail near Ralston, in Carroll County.

8:33-p.m.: Quarter-sized hail 4-miles west of Bayard in Guthrie County.

8:24-p.m.: Quarter-sized hail 2-miles west of Coon Rapids in Carroll County.

4:15-p.m. Quarter-sized hail 4-miles W/NW of the Carroll Airport.

(Source: Law Enforcement/Trained Spotters via National Weather Service)

Special Weather Statement: Pottawattamie County

Weather

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

POTTAWATTAMIE IA-DOUGLAS NE-SARPY NE-
 943 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013
 
 …SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT…
 
 AT 930 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE
 FALLEN IN PARTS OF THE OMAHA-COUNCIL BLUFFS METRO AREA THIS EVENING.
 
 POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE FLOODING PROBLEMS THROUGH
 THE METRO AREA. 
 
 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
 
 DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Audubon/Guthrie/Carroll Counties

Weather

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

941 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
 
 * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
   NORTHEASTERN AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
   WESTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
   SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
   NORTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
   GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
   NORTHERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
 
 * UNTIL 1030 PM CDT
 
 * AT 938 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF
   COON RAPIDS…AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
 
   HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

Tornado Watch Cancelled for western/SW Iowa

Weather

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

934 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED TORNADO WATCH 313 FOR
 THE FOLLOWING AREAS
 
 IN IOWA THIS CANCELS 8 COUNTIES
 
 IN SOUTHWEST IOWA
 
 FREMONT               HARRISON              MILLS               
 MONTGOMERY            PAGE                  POTTAWATTAMIE       
 SHELBY               
 
 IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
 
 MONONA

Fernandez pitches Marlins past Cardinals 5-4

Sports

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

MIAMI (AP) – Rookie Jose Fernandez outpitched a rusty Jake Westbrook, and the team with the worst record in the majors beat the team with the best record. Fernandez had a career-high 10 strikeouts in seven innings Friday, and the Miami Marlins spoiled Westbrook’s return from an elbow injury by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4.
 
The 20-year-old Fernandez (4-3) became the first pitcher under the age of 21 to strike out 10 or more since Felix Hernandez with Seattle in 2007. Relying heavily on breaking balls, he threw a career-high 107 pitches and allowed three runs, two earned.
 
Westbrook (2-2), who had been sidelined with elbow inflammation, went five innings in his first game since May 8. He allowed five runs, two of them unearned because of a misplayed grounder by second baseman Matt Carpenter, and his ERA rose to 2.05.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued until 2-a.m. Sat. (6/15/13)

Weather

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 314 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
 FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS IA
 .    IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
 
 ADAIR                ADAMS               AUDUBON            
 BOONE                CARROLL             CASS               
 CLARKE               CRAWFORD            DALLAS             
 DECATUR              GREENE              GUTHRIE            
 LUCAS                MADISON             POLK               
 RINGGOLD             TAYLOR              UNION              
 WARREN               WAYNE

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 10-p.m.: Adair/Guthrie Counties

Weather

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

906 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  WESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...
  SOUTHEASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
  NORTHWESTERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 905 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTHEAST
  OF STUART...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
           ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  EARLHAM...ADEL...REDFIELD AND MINBURN.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 109.

Severe Thunderstorm Warining: Harrison/Mills/Pottawattamie Counties

Weather

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

844 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
 
 * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
   BURT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…
   DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…
   HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
   NORTHERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
   SOUTHERN MONONA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
   CENTRAL POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
   SARPY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…
   WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…
 
 * UNTIL 930 PM CDT
 
 * AT 842 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
   EXTENDING FROM DECATUR TO FORT CALHOUN TO CEDAR CREEK…MOVING EAST
   AT 40 MPH.
 
 HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
 
 SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
 
 IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
 ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.
 
 * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
   OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…BELLEVUE…PAPILLION…LA VISTA…OFFUTT
   AFB…MILLARD…BLAIR…RALSTON…ELKHORN…ONAWA…MISSOURI
   VALLEY…GRETNA…TEKAMAH…LOGAN…SPRINGFIELD…LYONS…
   TREYNOR…FORT CALHOUN AND UNDERWOOD.

Severe Thunderstom update: Audubon/Guthrie Counties

Weather

June 14th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

GUTHRIE IA-GREENE IA-AUDUBON IA-CARROLL IA-
 836 PM CDT FRI JUN 14 2013
 
 …A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
 CARROLL…NORTHEASTERN AUDUBON…SOUTHWESTERN GREENE AND NORTHERN
 GUTHRIE COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT…
 
 AT 833 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF
 COON RAPIDS…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. A TRAINED SPOTTER HAS
 REPORTED QUARTER SIZED HAIL WEST OF BAYARD.
 
 HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
 
 SOURCE…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
 
 IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
          ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.
 
 LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…BAGLEY…YALE AND SCRANTON.
 
 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
 
 FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
 BUILDING.