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Severe t-storm warning: Mills County

Weather

September 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

353 PM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…WESTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA…SOUTHEASTERN SARPY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA… UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 353 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PLATTSMOUTH…OR 18 MILES SOUTH OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

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

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

PLATTSMOUTH…GLENWOOD…PACIFIC JUNCTION…CEDAR CREEK…OFFUTT AFB…SILVER CITY AND CAMP MAHA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 14. HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 79. INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 29 AND 39.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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