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Tornado Warning update: Montgomery/Page Counties.

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

303 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR EASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTIES…

AT 303 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VILLISCA…OR 16 MILES WEST OF CORNING…MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…

STANTON AROUND 315 PM CDT.

ELLIOTT AROUND 330 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GRANT

AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 39 AND 51.

 

TORNADO WARNING until 3:30pm for Montgomery & Page Counties

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

TORNADO WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

259 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…

EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 258 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A

TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VILLISCA…OR 17 MILES WEST OF CORNING…

MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. OTHER STORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 5 MILES

NORTH OF THIS STORM THAT COULD POSSIBLY PRODUCE A BRIEF TORNADO.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…

STANTON AROUND 310 PM CDT.

ELLIOTT AROUND 330 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE GRANT…VIKING LAKE STATE PARK AND HEPBURN.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 39 AND 51.

TORNADO WARNING continues until 3:30-pm for SE Fremont County

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

FREMONT IA-

256 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY…

AT 256 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RIVERTON…OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM COULD PRODUCE A TORNADO QUICKLY.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING for western Mills County

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

256 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…WESTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… UNTIL 345 PM CDT

* AT 255 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PLATTSMOUTH…OR 21 MILES SOUTH OF OMAHA…MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

TORNADO WARNING UPDATE: MONTGOMERY/PAGE COUNTIES

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

250 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT FOR EASTERN MONTGOMERY AND NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTIES…

AT 249 PM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 5 MILES NORTH OF CLARINDA TO 3 MILES NORTH OF STANTON…MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. STORMS IN THIS AREA HAVE PRODUCED ONE BRIEF TORNADO EARLIER.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

THESE DANGEROUS STORMS WILL BE NEAR…

STANTON AROUND 255 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THESE TORNADIC STORMS INCLUDE VIKING LAKE STATE PARK AND HEPBURN.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 51.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS…IN A MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

TORNADO WARNING: FREMONT COUNTY

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

245 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… UNTIL 330 PM CDT

* AT 244 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF HAMBURG…OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…

RIVERTON AROUND 305 PM CDT.

FARRAGUT AROUND 315 PM CDT.

SHENANDOAH AROUND 330 PM CDT.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND 16.

Tornado Warning for Montgomery & Page Counties

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

236 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…

EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT

* AT 235 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A

TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VILLISCA…OR 18 MILES

SOUTHWEST OF CORNING…MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. OTHER STORMS WERE LOCATED NORTH OF CLARINDA THAT COULD ALSO BECOME BRIEFLY TORNADIC.

HAZARD…TORNADO.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…

VILLISCA AROUND 250 PM CDT.

STANTON AROUND 255 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE VIKING LAKE STATE PARK AND HEPBURN.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 51.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS…IN A MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

Tornado Watch issued for parts of southwest Iowa

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

230 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL 900 PM CDT.

* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…

A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.

IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE

ADAIR                ADAMS               APPANOOSE
CASS                 CLARKE              DECATUR
FREMONT              LUCAS               MADISON
MILLS                MONTGOMERY          PAGE
POTTAWATTAMIE        RINGGOLD            TAYLOR
UNION                WARREN              WAYNE

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Fremont County

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

226 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…UNTIL 315 PM CDT

* AT 225 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAMBURG…OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM COULD DEVELOP ROTATION QUICKLY.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

HAMBURG…SIDNEY…FARRAGUT…RIVERTON AND WAUBONSIE STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 NEAR MILE MARKER 1.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

Special Weather Statement for Fremont-Mills-Pott. Counties

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

214 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE, WESTERN MILLS, and FREMONT COUNTIES IN IA UNTIL 245 PM CDT.

AT 213 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CEDAR CREEK, NE TO NEAR RESERVE, NE…AND MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THERE IS ALSO SOME POTENTIAL FOR BRIEF SPINUPS ALONG THIS LINE…WHICH COULD PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES.

SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…GLENWOOD…HAMBURG…SIDNEY…PACIFIC JUNCTION.