The National Weather Service in Des Moines reports a significant severe weather threat exists this afternoon, with all severe hazards possible including tornadoes, large hail, damaging and flash flooding. Remain weather aware today and be ready to take action! 
Severe storms battered western and southwest Iowa this morning with winds in excess of 60-mph and large hail. Here are some recent reports from the National Weather Service:
10:38-a.m. 3 miles S/SE of Thayer in Union County: 1.7″ of rain.
8:01-a.m. 1″ diameter hail 2 miles SW of Tingley in Ringgold County
7:00-a.m. Bedford: 2.74″ of rain
7:30-a.m. 4 miles S/SW of Brayton: 1.63″ of rain.
6:48-a.m. estimated 60-mph wind gust 3 miles E/SE of Dexter in Madison County
6:40-a.m. 6-to 8-inch tree branches down in Menlo, winds estimated at 70-mph
6:37-a.m. 10-to 12-inch diameter tree limbs blocking roads in Stuart
6:33-a.m. 5 miles W/NW of Gravity in Taylor County: large tree down at the intersection of Franklin Ave, & 175th Street, NW of Bedford.
6:29-a.m. 1-inch diameter hail 5 miles N. of New Market, in Taylor County.
6:23-a.m. 62-mph wind gust recorded on a home weather station 5 miles NW of Creston
6:22-a.m. 10-to 12-inch diameter tree branches down in Casey
6:20-a.m. Tree limbs down in Clarinda, some landed on power lines
6:19-a.m. 61-mph wind gust recorded on a home weather station 3-miles w. of Anita
Pottawattamie IA-Sarpy NE-Douglas NE-Saunders NE-Cass NE-
707 AM CDT Tue May 28 2019
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a Flood Warning for Urban Areas and Small Streams in Pottawattamie County in southwestern Iowa…
Northern Sarpy County in east central Nebraska…
Douglas County in east central Nebraska…
Saunders County in east central Nebraska…
Northwestern Cass County in southeastern Nebraska…
* Until noon CDT.
* At 703 AM CDT, Doppler radar rain estimates and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain had caused flooding from Saunders County west of the Omaha Metro, through Omaha, and across much of Pottawattamie County Iowa. The heaviest rain has ended but flooding continues along roadways, with rises in area creeks on-going. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 29 between mile markers 43 and 63.
Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 23, and near mile marker 48.
Interstate 80 in Nebraska near mile marker 426, and between mile markers 443 and 454.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
(Radio Iowa) — Iowa has fallen from the 9th to the 12th most expensive state for hail damage, according to an annual survey from the state’s largest home and auto insurer. Andrew Peschong, a State Farm agent based in the Des Moines area, says Colorado, Texas and Illinois had the worst hail damage last year, but it shifts around, depending on where the most severe weather strikes. “In 2017, we had $132-million in hail claims alone with State Farm just in Iowa,” Peschong says. “In 2018, that number went down to $57-million, so while there still was quite a few hail events in Iowa in 2018, it was down from the previous year.”
Last year, Iowa customers reported nearly six-thousand hail claims, with the average homeowner claim topping 13-thousand dollars and more than 34-hundred dollars for cars. It may not seem like hail storms hit Iowa that frequently, but Peschong notes, they don’t have to last long to do a lot of damage. “All it takes is 10 seconds or 20 seconds worth of hail falling and you have a large percentage of a certain neighborhood that will all have claims,” Peschong says.
While nothing can be done to prevent a hail storm, you can prevent problems associated with them by doing some good tree pruning every year. Also, when building or remodeling, he suggests you consider your roofing carefully. “If you’re going to get an impact-resistant roof or an impact-resistant shingle, you will pay a little more for it,” Peschong says, “but on the back end, it will really help a lot when you come into a hail storm, preventing that damage.”
He also advises clients to do a home inventory by taking pictures or video and store that inventory digitally. In addition, he says to talk to your agent and ask about your coverage and deductible.
610 AM CDT TUE MAY 28 2019
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 271 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS… IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAIR ADAMS CASS DALLAS GUTHRIE MADISON RINGGOLD TAYLOR UNION
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Areas around Lincoln, Omaha, Bellevue and other cities in eastern Nebraska are under a flash flood warning after torrential rains early Tuesday. The National Weather Service has issued the warning for parts of Lancaster, Douglas, Sarpy, Saunders and Washington counties. The alert also covers a western portion of Pottawattamie County, including Council Bluffs, across the Missouri River in Iowa.
The weather service says up to 2 inches of rain had fallen on those areas overnight — most of it since 4 a.m. Tuesday. Several low-lying traffic lanes in midtown and downtown Omaha were covered with water before 5 a.m. The weather service says flooding in those areas could worsen, as more rain is expected in the region throughout the day.
Today: **FLASH FLOOD WATCH until 7-a.m. Wednesday.**Mo. Cldy w/showers & thunderstorms. Some may be severe & with heavy rain. High near 70.E @ 10-15.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cloudy w/showers & thunderstorms. Some may be severe. Heavy rain possible. Low 58. E @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 78. SE @ 10-15.
Thursday: P/Cldy w/isolated showers & tstrms. High around 76.
Friday: P/Cldy. High around 80.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 79. Our Low this morning 52. Rainfall in Atlantic as of 7-a.m.= 1.78″ (24-hour total) Last year on this date our High was 97 and the Low was 66. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 97 in 2018. The Record Low was 29 in 1894.
345 AM CDT Tue May 28 2019…Area Counties: Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Cass-Adair-Madison…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7-A.M. WEDNESDAY…
Area Counties: Adams-Union-Taylor-Ringgold..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT NOW THROUGH 7-A.M. WEDNESDAY.
Pottawattamie-Mills-Montgomery-Fremont-Page Counties: FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 4-A.M. TODAY UNTIL 7-A.M. WEDNESDAY.
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Flash Flood Watch for portions of south central Iowa, southeast Iowa, and southwest Iowa, Through Wednesday morning
* Multiple rounds of thunderstorms and locally heavy rain could produce potentially significant flash flooding today through tonight.
* Rapid rises on streams, inundation of low lying areas and roads, and dangerous impacts to travel are all possible through tonight.
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.
Today: **FLASH FLOOD WATCH until 10-a.m.**Mo. Cldy w/showers & thunderstorms this morning. Some may be severe. Partly cloudy this afternoon. High near 80. S @ 10-20.
Tonight: P/Cldy to Cloudy w/showers & thunderstorms. Low 60. N @ 5-10.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy to cldy w/scattered shwrs & tstrms. High 72. E @ 10-15.
Wednesday: Mo. Cldy w/scattered showers & tstrms. High around 80.
Thursday: Mo. Cldy w/scattered shwrs. High 77.
Yesterday’s High in Atlantic was 79. Our Low was 57. We received .31″ rain overnight thru 6-a.m. today (Monday). Last year on this date our High was 100 and the Low was 61. The record High in Atlantic on this date was 100 in 2018. The Record Low was 31 in 1907.
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