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Tornado Warning Update: Page/Fremont Counties

Weather

June 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

347 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR

SOUTHWESTERN PAGE AND SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES…

AT 346 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COIN…OR 11 MILES NORTH OF TARKIO…MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

 

Flood Warning: Fremont County

Weather

June 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA

349 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

…The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a flood warning

for the following river in Iowa…

West Nishnabotna River Near Riverton affecting Fremont County until further notice.

East Nishnabotna River At Riverton affecting Fremont County until further notice.

 

TORNADO WARNING FOR SW PAGE/SE FREMONT COUNTIES

Weather

June 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

334 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…

SOUTHWESTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 400 PM CDT

* AT 333 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A

TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RIVERTON…OR 11 MILES

NORTH OF TARKIO…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF

SOUTHWESTERN PAGE AND SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTIES…INCLUDING THE

FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…NORTHBORO.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 4.

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.

 

Flash Flood Warning until 6pm for Page & Fremont Counties

Weather

June 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

310 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…

PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 307 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS

PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP

TO ONE INCH HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED BY RADAR WITH THESE STORMS. FLASH

FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE

WARNED AREA AS ADDITIONAL STORMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 22.

INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 24.

 

FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES for west central Iowa

Weather

June 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-
DALLAS-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD COUNTIESA FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN TODAY INTO TONIGHT…WITH TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CERTAINLY POSSIBLE.

* RAINFALL RATES AS HIGH AS TWO INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING AND RISES IN AREA RIVERS. PORTIONS OF THE DES
MOINES AND RACCOON RIVER BASINS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY BE IMPACTED
LATER IN THE WEEK.

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.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 9-PM for southwest IA counties

Weather

June 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-COUNTIES:
1156 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.

HEAVY RAINFALL PRODUCED BY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY EVENING WILL BRING THE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING…ESPECIALLY
IF STORMS TRACK OVER AREAS THAT RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL
OVERNIGHT INTO THIS MORNING.

AREA STREAMS…CREEKS…AND RIVERS MAY REACH OR EXCEED BANKFULL.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW WATER SPOTS PRONE TO
FLOODING…CREATING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Flood Warning: Nodaway River at Clarinda

Weather

June 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

1213 PM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a flood warning for the Nodaway River At Clarinda, affecting Page County. The warning is in effect from this evening to Friday evening…or until the warning is cancelled.
* At 11:00 AM Thursday the stage was 16.3 feet…or 6.7 feet below
flood stage.
* Flood stage is 23.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast…rise above flood stage by this evening and continue to
rise to near 23.5 feet by after midnight tomorrow the river will
fall below flood stage by early tomorrow.
* Impact…at 24.0 feet…Additional lowlands, some farmlands, and
county roads flood.

Flash Flood Watch cancelled for 3 s.w. IA Counties

Weather

June 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-COUNTIES
1124 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED…

THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST IOWA HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. A NEW FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS
AFTERNOON…DUE TO THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WITH THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH CANCELLED for far parts of western IA

Weather

June 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

1013 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIESFLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED.

HEAVY RAIN LINGERING IN SOUTHWEST IOWA BUT EXITING ELSEWHERE. PROLONGED PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN IOWA MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING THROUGH MIDDAY. ELSEWHERE…THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL HAS DIMINISHED THROUGH MIDDAY.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1-P.M. TODAY FOR MONTGOMERY, FREMONT AND PAGE COUNTIES, AND UNTIL LATE TONIGHT FOR CASS, ADAIR, ADAMS, AUDUBON, GUTHRIE, MADISON, SAC, CRAWFORD, CARROLL, RINGGOLD, TAYLOR AND UNION COUNTIES in the KJAN listening area.

Urban & Small Stream Flood Advisory for Page & Fremont Counties

Weather

June 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

936 AM CDT THU JUN 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED AN URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…PAGE COUNTY and FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA UNTIL 1230 PM CDT

* AT 934 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THIS IS IN AN AREA THAT
RECEIVED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL YESTERDAY EVENING. THIS MAY CAUSE
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE…
CLARINDA…SHENANDOAH…HAMBURG…SIDNEY…ESSEX…FARRAGUT…
RIVERTON…COIN…TABOR…THURMAN…COLLEGE SPRINGS…SHAMBAUGH…
RANDOLPH…BRADDYVILLE…YORKTOWN…IMOGENE…NORTHBORO…
BLANCHARD…HEPBURN AND PIERCE RECREATION AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS…HIGHWAYS…STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALLĀ  CREEKS AND STREAMS…AS WELL AS FARM AND COUNTRY ROADS. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES.