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November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

TIME          EVENT            LOCATION/COUNTY            SOURCE

0200 PM…TORNADO – CORNING – ADAMS COUNTY IA – EMERGENCY MNGR DAMAGE TO SEVERAL BUILDINGS IN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK WEST SIDE OF TOWN. TREES DOWN. OXYGEN TANKS DAMAGED AND LEAKING. ROOFS DAMAGED. TORNADO SPOTTED BY BUILDING EMPLOYEES. TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0205 PM…FUNNEL CLOUD – 5 ENE CARBON ADAMS COUNTY IA – PUBLIC FUNNEL WENT DOWN AND CAME BACK UP.

0244 PM HAIL – MENLO .88 INCH GUTHRIE IA      (EMERGENCY MNGR)

0206 PM TSTM WND GST 5 S HARLAN 76 MPH WIND SHELBY IA (AWOS)

0235 PM HAIL 3 SW MENLO 0.50 INCH HAIL ADAIR IA (EMERGENCY MNGR)

238 PM TORNADO 1 ENE BENTON RINGGOLD IA (EMERGENCY MNGR)

225 PM TSTM WND GST 4 NW MALOY E80 MPH RINGGOLD IA (TRAINED SPOTTER LARGE TREES DOWN AND A SMALL OUTBUILDING DESTROYED)

0215 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 SSE PRESCOTT ADAMS IA (TRAINED SPOTTER) SEMI BLOWN OVER BY VERY HIGH WINDS ON HWY-34.

0205 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S DELPHOS RINGGOLD IA (EMERGENCY MNGR) DEBRIS AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR FARM. FROM RINGGOLD COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER.

0220 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 N BRIDGEWATER ADAIR IA (STORM CHASER) BARN LOST ITS ROOF 1 MI NORTH OF BRIDGEWATER ALONG IA HWY 92.

 

 

 

 

Taylor County warning is cancelled

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

219 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL TAYLOR COUNTY IS CANCELLED… THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

 

Special Weather Statement: Multiple counties

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

JASPER IA-LUCAS IA-POLK IA-ADAIR IA-ADAMS IA-CLARKE IA-AUDUBON IA-

WRIGHT IA-DECATUR IA-BOONE IA-DALLAS IA-GUTHRIE IA-MAHASKA IA-

WEBSTER IA-MADISON IA-UNION IA-STORY IA-MARSHALL IA-WAYNE IA-

MARION IA-HARDIN IA-RINGGOLD IA-MONROE IA-HAMILTON IA-GREENE IA-

CASS IA-WARREN IA-

213 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

…STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING DES MOINES METRO

AREA…WITH STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE STORMS…

AT 213 PM CST…DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG

THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF

ATLANTIC TO 3 MILES WEST OF MOUNT AYR…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60

MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

DES MOINES…AMES…WEST DES MOINES…ANKENY…URBANDALE…

JOHNSTON…CLIVE…NEWTON…INDIANOLA…ALTOONA…WAUKEE…BOONE…

PELLA…NORWALK…PLEASANT HILL…GRIMES…WEBSTER CITY…CRESTON…

PERRY AND KNOXVILLE.

THESE STORMS ARE MOVING RAPIDLY AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING

SEVERE WEATHER…INCLUDING TORNADOES…QUICKLY. THE STORMS ARE

EXPECTED TO REACH THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR…INCLUDING THE DES

MOINES METRO AREA BY AROUND 4 PM…WHICH WILL BE NEAR THE TIME OF

THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE.

AFTER THE STORMS MOVE THROUGH…STRONG NON-THUNDERSTORM WINDS WILL

PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40

MPH…WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH. THESE WINDS MAY BLOW

AROUND UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS…AND WILL POSE A HAZARD TO

TRAVELERS ESPECIALLY IN HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES.

BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIALLY RAPIDLY DETERIORATING WEATHER

CONDITIONS…AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SHELTER QUICKLY.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN

IOWA.

 

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Guthrie/NE Cass/Adair/Audubon Counties

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA

212 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

NORTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 300 PM CST

* AT 212 PM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES

NORTHEAST OF ATLANTIC…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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…

AUDUBON…GREENFIELD…GUTHRIE CENTER…STUART…PANORA…LAKE

PANORAMA…ANITA…EXIRA…ADAIR…FONTANELLE…ELK HORN…

DEXTER…BAYARD…CASEY…ORIENT…DIAMONDHEAD LAKE…MENLO…

KIMBALLTON…BAGLEY AND YALE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 54 AND 97.

Tornado Warning cancelled

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SHELBY IA-

212 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

…THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IS CANCELLED…THE ROTATION WITH THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED…AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR SOUTHWESTERN

IOWA.

 

Severe Thunderstorm warning: Taylor/Union/Ringgold Counties

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

210 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

EAST CENTRAL TAYLOR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

SOUTHERN UNION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

WESTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 245 PM CST

* AT 209 PM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES WEST OF

MOUNT AYR…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

AFTON…DIAGONAL…TINGLEY…ARISPE…SHANNON CITY…BENTON…MALOY

AND DELPHOS.

 

Update: Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cass County

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

CASS IA-

205 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CST FOR CASS COUNTY…

AT 204 PM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER ATLANTIC… MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

ATLANTIC…ANITA…CUMBERLAND…MARNE…WIOTA…ANITA MUNICIPAL

AIRPORT…LAKE ANITA STATE PARK AND ATLANTIC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 50 AND 73.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

BUILDING.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for SE Cass/Adair/NW Adams Counties

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

201 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…

SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

NORTHWESTERN ADAMS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 245 PM CST

* AT 201 PM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF

LAKE ICARIA…OR 11 MILES NORTH OF CORNING…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55

MPH.

HAZARD…70 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO

MOBILE HOMES…ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

GREENFIELD…LAKE ICARIA…FONTANELLE…MASSENA…BRIDGEWATER…

CARBON…GREENFIELD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…LAKE ICARIA STATE PARK AND

NODAWAY PARK.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 73 AND 74.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY

FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE

BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.

 

Tornado Warning Update

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

159 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CST FOR

SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY…AT 158 PM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF AVOCA…OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATLANTIC…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS… PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK…NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA AND KIRKMAN. THIS INCLUDES HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 70 AND 73.

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.

 

TORNADO WARNING: N. CENTRAL POTT. & SE SHELBY COUNTIES

Weather

November 11th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

154 PM CST WED NOV 11 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…

NORTH CENTRAL POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…

* UNTIL 230 PM CST

* AT 154 PM CST…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A

TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR AVOCA…OR 19 MILES NORTHWEST OF

ATLANTIC…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

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…

HARLAN AROUND 205 PM CST.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE

PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK…NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA AND KIRKMAN.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND 73.

INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 34 AND 43.

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.