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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings for western IA

Weather

June 2nd, 2018 by Ric Hanson

1219 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2018

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Monona County in west central Iowa...
  Harrison County in southwestern Iowa...
  Western Shelby County in southwestern Iowa...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 1218 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Smithland to Modale, moving east at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. This line of storms has a history of
           60 to 70 mph winds and some tree and power line damage.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Onawa, Logan, Earling, Mondamin, Ute, Persia, Modale, Pisgah,
  Moorhead, Woodbine, Mapleton, Dunlap, Blencoe, Panama, Portsmouth,
  Magnolia, Soldier, Little Sioux, Castana and Turin.

This includes Interstate 29 between mile markers 79 and 97.
1219 AM CDT SAT JUN 2 2018

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Mills County in southwestern Iowa...
  Southern Pottawattamie County in southwestern Iowa...
  Sarpy County in east central Nebraska...
  Douglas County in east central Nebraska...
  Northern Cass County in southeastern Nebraska...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 1219 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Springfield,
  or 13 miles southwest of Omaha, moving east at 55 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Omaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Plattsmouth,
  Ralston, Glenwood, Gretna, Springfield, Oakland, Malvern,
  Louisville, Treynor, Underwood, Waterloo, Carson, Pacific Junction,
  Emerson and Cedar Creek.

People attending Heartland of America Park should seek safe shelter
immediately!

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 1 and 17.
 Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 426 and 454.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.