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Significant Weather Advisory: Southern Shelby/SE Harrison/NE Pott. Counties

Weather

July 7th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

SHELBY IA-HARRISON IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-

627 PM CDT THU JUL 7 2016

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN SHELBY…SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON AND NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CDT…AT 627 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR PERSIA…OR 29 MILES WEST OF ATLANTIC…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… AVOCA…WALNUT…SHELBY…MINDEN…PERSIA…TENNANT… PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK AND NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 61 AND 73.

INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 27 AND 48.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN IOWA.