236 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
EASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
* UNTIL 300 PM CDT
* AT 235 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VILLISCA…OR 18 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF CORNING…MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. OTHER STORMS WERE LOCATED NORTH OF CLARINDA THAT COULD ALSO BECOME BRIEFLY TORNADIC.
HAZARD…TORNADO.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
VILLISCA AROUND 250 PM CDT.
STANTON AROUND 255 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE VIKING LAKE STATE PARK AND HEPBURN.
THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 42 AND 51.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS…IN A MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
230 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 230 PM UNTIL 900 PM CDT.
* PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE…
A COUPLE TORNADOES POSSIBLE SCATTERED LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
IOWA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAIR ADAMS APPANOOSE CASS CLARKE DECATUR FREMONT LUCAS MADISON MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE RINGGOLD TAYLOR UNION WARREN WAYNE
226 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…UNTIL 315 PM CDT
* AT 225 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HAMBURG…OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH. THIS STORM COULD DEVELOP ROTATION QUICKLY.
HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
HAMBURG…SIDNEY…FARRAGUT…RIVERTON AND WAUBONSIE STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 NEAR MILE MARKER 1.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
214 PM CDT WED APR 27 2016
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE, WESTERN MILLS, and FREMONT COUNTIES IN IA UNTIL 245 PM CDT.
AT 213 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR CEDAR CREEK, NE TO NEAR RESERVE, NE…AND MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. THERE IS ALSO SOME POTENTIAL FOR BRIEF SPINUPS ALONG THIS LINE…WHICH COULD PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES.
SOME LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…GLENWOOD…HAMBURG…SIDNEY…PACIFIC JUNCTION.
1019 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
The Flood Warning has been cancelled for all or portions of the East Fork 102 River in Taylor County, near Bedford.
* At 9:45 AM Wednesday the stage was 18.2 feet…or 5.8 feet below
Flood Stage.
* Forecast…crested below Flood Stage at 18.5 feet. fall to 14.4
feet Thursday morning.
SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS COUNTES…
745 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
…BRIEF PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS WITH MORNING THUNDERSTORMS…
AS A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS LIFTS NORTH THROUGH CENTRAL IOWA THIS MORNING…EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THESE WINDS SHOULD ONLY PERSIST FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE DECREASING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WIND CONDITIONS IN AND AROUND THESE STORMS.
721 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Flood Warning until late this afternoon, for all or portions of the East Fork 102 River in Taylor County.
Record flooding is forecast…
…Flood Warning in effect until late this afternoon…
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Flood Warning for The East Fork 102 River at Bedford…or From 8 1/2 miles upstream of Bedford…to the 102 River in Missouri.
* Until late this afternoon.
* At 6:45 AM Wednesday the stage was 20.3 feet…or 3.7 feet below
Flood Stage.
* Flood Stage is 24.0 feet.
* No flooding is occurring and Record flooding is forecast.
* Forecast…rise to Flood Stage midday today. Continue rising to
25.3 feet…or 1.3 feet above Flood Stage…this afternoon. Then
begin falling and go below Flood Stage late this afternoon.
* Impact…At 24.0 feet…East Main Street near the water plant
floods. Some residences near the floodplain on the southeast side
of town flood as well.
Today: Showers & thunderstorms. High near 59. E @ 15-25 w/gusts to around 35.
Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms. Low around 46. S/SE @ 5-10
Thursday: Cloudy w/a 40% chance of showers & thunderstorms thru mid-day. High near 59. W winds becoming N/NW @ 5-10 w/gusts to near 20.
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Friday: Cldy to P/Cldy w/a slight chance of showers. High near 62.
Friday Night: A 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low around 48.
Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 50.
Tuesday’s High in Atlantic was 71. We received .69” of rain over the 24-hour period that ended at 7-a.m. today, with the bulk of the rain falling late Tuesday night into early this morning. The 24-hour Low thru 7-a.m. today was 44. Last year on this date, our High in Atlantic was 69 and the low was 31. The All-time Record High in Atlantic on this date was 90 in 1989. The Record Low was 23 in 1950. Winds this morning were gusting from 26-52 miles per hour, in Atlantic, as of just before 7-a.m.
354 AM CDT WED APR 27 2016
EARLY THIS MORNING…WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS. WINDY. EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NEAR 100 PERCENT.
TODAY…WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MID MORNING…THEN NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 60S. EAST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 90 PERCENT.
TONIGHT…SHOWERS LIKELY AND NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MIDNIGHT…THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 40S. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT.
THURSDAY…CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. HIGH IN THE MID 50S. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
FRIDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHEAST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH.
SATURDAY…SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 80 PERCENT.
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