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Tornado Warning Fremont County

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 803 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES EAST OF NEBRASKA CITY…OR 28 MILES
NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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…
SIDNEY AROUND 815 PM CDT.
RIVERTON AROUND 820 PM CDT.
FARRAGUT AROUND 825 PM CDT.
SHENANDOAH AROUND 830 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
WAUBONSIE STATE PARK…THURMAN AND TABOR.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA NEAR MILE MARKER 13.
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 17.

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 IN A MOBILE HOME…A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.