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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Shelby County until 7:30-p.m.

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

627 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 626 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EARLING…OR 21 MILES SOUTH OF DENISON…MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

HARLAN…EARLING…IRWIN…DEFIANCE…PANAMA…PORTSMOUTH…

WESTPHALIA…TENNANT…KIRKMAN…ELK HORN CREEK RECREATION AREA…

PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK AND NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 89.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A

BUILDING.

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A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN

IOWA.

 

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: NW Dallas & NE Guthrie Counties

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

620 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

NORTHWESTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

NORTHEASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 620 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE PANORAMA…OR 12 MILES WEST OF PERRY…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

PERRY…WOODWARD…MINBURN…YALE…JAMAICA…DAWSON…BOUTON…

LAKIN SLOUGH GAME MANAGEMENT AREA AND PERRY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

 

TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 2-A.M. THURSDAY

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

620 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

TORNADO WATCH 349 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT FOR THE

FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN THE KJAN LISTENING AREA: ADAIR ADAMS

AUDUBONĀ  CARROLL CASS CRAWFORD DALLAS FREMONT GUTHRIE HARRISON MADISON MILLS MONONA MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE RINGGOLD SAC SHELBY TAYLOR UNION….

 

FLASH FLOOD WATCH update (4-pm 6/24/15)

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

359 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

FLASH FLOODING REMAINS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT….THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN ARE ANTICIPATED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD OVER CENTRAL IOWA THIS EVENING HOURS.

SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-ADAIR-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-MADISON COUNTIES…

…FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS EXPANDED THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS…IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…ADAIR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…AUDUBON…CARROLL…CRAWFORD AND SAC.

* TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. RAINFALL RATES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST INTENSE STORMS WILL LIKELY EXCEED 2 TO 4 INCHES PER HOUR AND MULTIPLE STORMS MAY PASS OVER THE SAME AREA. PLUS…SEVERAL LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TODAY AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IN A SHORT TIME FRAME WILL LEAD TO A SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOOD THREAT TONIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 3 INCHES WITH SOME LOCATIONS REACHING 5 INCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD

TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION

SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.

 

West Central/Central IA Hazardous Weather Outlook 6/24/15

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

418 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-DAVIS-

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

TONIGHT...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PART OF THE KJAN LISTENING AREA. PLEASE REFER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/DESMOINES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE LATE EVENING. A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A STRONG TORNADO ALONG OR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 80 THIS EVENING. VERY LARGE HAIL IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH A FEW OF THE THUNDERSTORMS. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WITH FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE.

 

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Crawford, Carroll & Sac Counties

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1236 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
SAC COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 130 PM CDT

* AT 1236 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF DANBURY…OR 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF IDA GROVE…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…
CARROLL…DENISON…SAC CITY…MANNING…LAKE VIEW…ODEBOLT…
BLACK HAWK LAKE…SCHLESWIG…WALL LAKE…MANILLA…SCHALLER…
EARLY…DOW CITY…CHARTER OAK…ARCADIA…BREDA…VAIL…
TEMPLETON…AUBURN AND WESTSIDE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

Hazardous Weather Outlook for western/s.w. Iowa

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE COUNTIES
1106 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT…THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER INTO THIS AFTERNOON GENERALLY NORTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM ABOUT COLUMBUS TO OMAHA TO RED OAK IN RESPONSE TO A STALLED FRONTAL BOUNDARY. SOME STORMS MAY APPROACH OR BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN THREAT.

THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY…THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE AREA THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

Significant Weather Advisory for: Fremont/Page/Mills/Montgomery Counties

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

731 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN MONTGOMERY…MILLS…NORTHERN PAGE…NORTHERN FREMONT…COUNTIES UNTIL 800 AM CDT…

AT 730 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING AN AREA OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM NEAR OFFUTT AFB TO NEAR SIDNEY…AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
SOME OF THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
BELLEVUE…RED OAK…CLARINDA…GLENWOOD…SHENANDOAH…MALVERN…
SIDNEY…ESSEX…PACIFIC JUNCTION…EMERSON…OFFUTT AFB…TABOR…
SILVER CITY…THURMAN…HENDERSON…RANDOLPH…HASTINGS… YORKTOWN…IMOGENE AND COBURG.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 39.
HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 13 AND 37.
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 17 AND 39.

(Podcast) Skyscan Weather forecast, 6/24/2015

Podcasts, Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

The Freese-Notis (podcast) weather forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic.

Weather Advisory: Shelby/Harrison/Monona Counties

Weather

June 24th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SHELBY IA-HARRISON IA-MONONA IA-
621 AM CDT WED JUN 24 2015

…SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONONA…NORTHERN HARRISON AND NORTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTIES UNTIL 645 AM CDT…

AT 621 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER PISGAH…OR 33 MILES WEST OF DENISON…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
EARLING…MONDAMIN…IRWIN…DEFIANCE…PISGAH…MOORHEAD…
WOODBINE…DUNLAP…PANAMA…LITTLE SIOUX…WESTPHALIA…KIRKMAN…
PREPARATION CANYON STATE PARK…LITTLE SIOUX SCOUT RANCH…SCHABEN PARK…MANTENO RECREATION AREA AND WILLOW LAKE RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 83 AND 89.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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