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Confirmed tornado near Stanton

Weather

April 27th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

318 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY…

AT 317 PM CDT…A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STANTON…OR 16 MILES WEST OF CORNING…MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. THIS WAS REPORTED BY LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT, WITH DEBRIS DISPLAYED.

HAZARD…DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFIRMED TORNADO.

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.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

VILLISCA…STANTON…ELLIOTT…GRANT AND VIKING LAKE STATE PARK. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 39 AND 51.