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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Shelby & NE Pott. Counties

Weather

July 19th, 2016 by Ric Hanson

1131 AM CDT TUE JUL 19 2016

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT FOR
CENTRAL SHELBY AND NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTIES…
AT 1130 AM CDT…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR IRWIN TO 4 MILES NORTH OF AVOCA…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. A 58 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECORDED AT THE HARLAN AIRPORT.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING…AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE… HARLAN…AVOCA…WALNUT…SHELBY…IRWIN…TENNANT…KIRKMAN…
ELK HORN CREEK RECREATION AREA…PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK AND NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND 73.
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.