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Special Weather Statement – strong thunderstorms

Weather

September 20th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

COUNTIES:  MILLS IA-POTTAWATTAMIE IA-MONTGOMERY IA-DOUGLAS NE-CASS NE-BUTLER NE-
SAUNDERS NE-LANCASTER NE-SEWARD NE-SARPY NE-
446 AM CDT SAT SEP 20 2014

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN POTTAWATTAMIE…
MONTGOMERY…MILLS…NORTHERN CASS…DOUGLAS…NORTHERN LANCASTER…
SAUNDERS…BUTLER…SARPY AND NORTHERN SEWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 530 AM
CDT…

AT 444 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING NUMEROUS STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR COUNCIL BLUFFS TO NEAR RISING CITY…AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO LIKELY AT TIMES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…BELLEVUE…PAPILLION…LA VISTA…SEWARD…
PLATTSMOUTH…RALSTON…RED OAK…GLENWOOD…WAHOO…GRETNA…
WAVERLY…DAVID CITY…ASHLAND…VALLEY…SPRINGFIELD…OAKLAND…
VILLISCA AND YUTAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.