United Group Insurance

Severe Thunderstorm Warning NE Pott County

Weather

June 30th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

814 AM CDT MON JUN 30 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 900 AM CDT

* AT 813 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER UNDERWOOD…
OR 21 MILES NORTHEAST OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…LAW ENFORCEMENT.

IMPACT…PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES. EXPECT
WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
OAKLAND…AVOCA…UNDERWOOD…WALNUT…MINDEN…NEOLA…HANCOCK…
MCCLELLAND…BOTNA BEND PARK AND ARROWHEAD PARK.

GOLF BALL HAIL WAS REPORTED JUST WEST OF UNDERWOOD AT 806 AM.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 52 AND 64.
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 14 AND 23…AND NEAR MILE
MARKER 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.