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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for NW Pottawattamie, SE Harrison, and SW Shelby Counties until 5pm

Weather

July 2nd, 2019 by Jim Field

Pottawattamie IA-Harrison IA-Shelby IA-Washington NE-Douglas NE-
421 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE...SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON...SOUTHWESTERN
SHELBY...SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...

At 420 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of
Missouri Valley, or 15 miles northeast of Omaha, moving northeast at
15 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Missouri Valley, Fort Calhoun, Shelby, Persia, Portsmouth, Tennant
and Hitchcock Nature Center.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 29 between mile markers 63 and 74.
 Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 27 and 29.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storm is producing large hail and widespread wind damage. SEEK
SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.