921 PM CDT WED SEP 23 2015
SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON COUNTIES…
…HEAVY RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS…
A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUES TO TRACK NEARLY DUE NORTH ACROSS WESTERN IOWA THIS EVENING. BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS WITH BETWEEN A HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN MAY FALL OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
THE RAIN MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITY AND CAUSE ROADWAYS TO BE SLICK WITH PONDING WATER. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION THOUGH LATE THIS EVENING EXERCISE SOME CAUTION TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.
PONDING OF WATER WILL BE COMMON IN URBAN AREAS WHERE RUNOFF MAY BE HINDERED BY POOR DRAINAGE. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS MAY RESULT IN REDUCED TRACTION DUE TO HYDROPLANING. IF NECESSARY SLOW DOWN.
COUNTIES: MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT- PAGE–
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1-P.M. THURSDAY
* ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT AND ARE COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL…BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OR HIGHER.
RAINFALL IN THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS HAS RANGED FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN SOME OF THE WATCH AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
…PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TODAY MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING…
.A SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO WESTERN IOWA TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO
TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL.
CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR-
…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
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…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS EXPANDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF IOWA AND NEBRASKA…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN IOWA…FREMONT…HARRISON…
MILLS…MONONA…MONTGOMERY…PAGE…POTTAWATTAMIE
AND SHELBY. IN NEBRASKA…BURT…CASS…CUMING…DOUGLAS…
MADISON… SARPY…STANTON…THURSTON AND WASHINGTON.
* THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* SEVERAL ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT AND ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL…BEFORE DIMINISHING THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES OR HIGHER.
RAINFALL IN THE PREVIOUS 24 HOURS HAS RANGED FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES
IN SOME OF THE WATCH AREA.
* ADDITIONAL STORMS COULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES
OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA... EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 345 PM CDT * AT 950 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN IN WESTERN IOWA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING. NEARLY 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR ACROSS COUNCIL BLUFFS. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... EASTERN OMAHA...COUNCIL BLUFFS...RALSTON...CARTER LAKE... CRESCENT...MCCLELLAND...LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK AND NARROWS RIVER PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 917 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TODAY MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING... .A SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO WESTERN IOWA TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...CORNING...BEDFORD... LENOX...NEW MARKET 917 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING IN SOUTHWEST ...IOWA... ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA... AUDUBON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD AND GUTHRIE. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF CASS AND AUDUBON COUNTIES...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 700 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA... WESTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA... EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 1000 AM CDT * AT 656 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED ACROSS WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE AND MILLS COUNTIES...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS AND IS LIKELY OCCURRING ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE OR TWO INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... EASTERN OMAHA...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...PACIFIC JUNCTION... CARTER LAKE...CRESCENT...LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK...NARROWS RIVER PARK AND HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 11. HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND 99. INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 66. INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 11. INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 452 AND 454. NOTE...THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING ALSO REPLACES AND EXTENDS THE WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
700 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY and WESTERN MILLS COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
* AT 656 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED ACROSS WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE AND MILLS COUNTIES…WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY, NE.
FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS AND IS LIKELY OCCURRING ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING…WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE OR TWO INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… EASTERN OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…GLENWOOD…PACIFIC JUNCTION… CARTER LAKE…CRESCENT…LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK…NARROWS RIVER PARK AND HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 11. HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND 99. INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 66. INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 11. INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 452 AND 454.
NOTE…THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING ALSO REPLACES AND EXTENDS THE WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
Skyscan Forecast Wednesday, September 23rd Dan Hicks
Today: Partly Cloudy to Cloudy. Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms. SE @ 10-20. High 78.
Tonight: Mostly Cloudy. Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms. SE @ 5-10. Low 68.
Thursday: Partly Cloudy to Cloudy. Lingering Showers. SE @ 10-15. High 80.
Friday: Partly Cloudy. High 82.
Saturday: Partly Cloudy. High 83.
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512 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE and SOUTH CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 AM CDT. THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL….GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH ALONG THE RIVER…AFFECTING THE OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS METRO AREAS NORTH THROUGH FORT CALHOUN AND CRESCENT.
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