The Severe Storms Prediction Center (SPC) in Norman, OK., has cancelled the Severe Thunderstorm Watch which had been in effect until Noon today for parts of Nebraska and Iowa.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 473 REMAINS VALID UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS… IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES:

FREMONT               MILLS                 MONTGOMERY
PAGE                  POTTAWATTAMIE         SHELBY

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…CLARINDA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…
FARRAGUT…GLENWOOD…HAMBURG…HARLAN…RED OAK…SHENANDOAH…
SIDNEY AND TABOR.

Harrison and Monona Counties are no longer included in the watch.

741 AM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
   
    * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
      SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
      SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
      POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 815 AM CDT

* AT 740 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST  OF MISSOURI VALLEY…OR 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST  AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
MISSOURI VALLEY…OAKLAND…UNDERWOOD…SHELBY…MINDEN…PERSIA…
NEOLA…CRESCENT…HANCOCK…MCCLELLAND…TENNANT…ARROWHEAD
PARK…HISTORICAL VILLAGE WELCOME CENTER AND HITCHCOCK NATURE
CENTER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

HARRISON IA-WASHINGTON NE-
739 AM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
CENTRAL WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…

* UNTIL 945 AM CDT

* AT 730 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN THAT WILL CAUSE
URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO AN
INCH AND A HALF OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST HOUR.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE
BLAIR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE…TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN.

717 AM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA…

* UNTIL 745 AM CDT

* AT 712 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR BLAIR…OR
19 MILES NORTH OF OMAHA…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.

IMPACT…EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES…ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
BLAIR…MISSOURI VALLEY…LOGAN…MODALE…NEOLA…HISTORICAL
VILLAGE WELCOME CENTER AND DESOTO BEND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE
NEAR BLAIR. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 473
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
625 AM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 473 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 PM CDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING  IOWA COUNTIES…

FREMONT              HARRISON            MILLS
MONONA               MONTGOMERY          PAGE
POTTAWATTAMIE        SHELBY

AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-UNION-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD;   537 AM CDT TUE AUG 6 2013

…LOCALLY DENSE FOG AT TIMES THROUGH MORNING…

AREAS OF FOG WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL GENERALLY BE AROUND OR GREATER
THAN ONE MILE. HOWEVER…PATCHY DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE WITH
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE…DOWN TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT
TIMES…ESPECIALLY IN LOW LYING AREAS. DUE TO THE PATCHY NATURE OF
THE MOST RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES…USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE
TRAVELING. SLOW DOWN…USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND LEAVE PLENTY OF
DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

Here’s the Freese-Notis (podcast) forecast for Atlantic & the KJAN listening area, and weather information for Atlantic from KJAN News Director Ric Hanson…

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EARLY THIS MORNING...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG. NORTHEAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

TODAY...PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID MORNING. PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 80S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 10 MPH.

TONIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL EARLY MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WIND NEAR 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

WEDNESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH AROUND 80. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH.

THURSDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH AROUND 80. EAST WIND NEAR 5 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOW AROUND 60. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A U.S. Department of Agriculture weekly survey shows Iowa’s cropland is getting drier as most of the state sees little rainfall. The agency says 41 percent of topsoil had adequate or surplus moisture, down 8 percentage points from the previous week. An estimated 54 percent of subsoil was in the adequate to surplus range.

Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey notes that cooler weather was putting less stress on crops, but the lower temperatures have caused plants to develop more slowly. That comes amid a season in which crops already were far behind five-year averages.

The USDA found that corn conditions worsened slightly, with 5 percent rated very poor, 12 percent poor, 32 percent fair, 41 percent good and 10 percent excellent.