THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA... EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 345 PM CDT * AT 950 AM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED HEAVY RAIN IN WESTERN IOWA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING. NEARLY 8 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR ACROSS COUNCIL BLUFFS. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... EASTERN OMAHA...COUNCIL BLUFFS...RALSTON...CARTER LAKE... CRESCENT...MCCLELLAND...LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK AND NARROWS RIVER PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS BEEN REPORTED. STREAM RISES WILL BE SLOW AND FLASH FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IMMEDIATELY. 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.
FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 917 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TODAY MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING... .A SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL TO WESTERN IOWA TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AREAS OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL. CRAWFORD-CARROLL-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-CASS-ADAIR-ADAMS-TAYLOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DENISON...CARROLL...AUDUBON...EXIRA... GUTHRIE CENTER...PANORA...BAYARD...CASEY...ATLANTIC... GREENFIELD...STUART...ADAIR...FONTANELLE...CORNING...BEDFORD... LENOX...NEW MARKET 917 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IOWA AND WEST CENTRAL IOWA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING IN SOUTHWEST ...IOWA... ADAIR...ADAMS...CASS AND TAYLOR. IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA... AUDUBON...CARROLL...CRAWFORD AND GUTHRIE. * THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING * PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT. HEAVY RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN THIS MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF CASS AND AUDUBON COUNTIES...AND ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. 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.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA 700 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA... WESTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA... EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA... * UNTIL 1000 AM CDT * AT 656 AM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED ACROSS WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE AND MILLS COUNTIES...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS AND IS LIKELY OCCURRING ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE OR TWO INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... EASTERN OMAHA...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...PACIFIC JUNCTION... CARTER LAKE...CRESCENT...LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK...NARROWS RIVER PARK AND HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 11. HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND 99. INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 66. INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 11. INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 452 AND 454. NOTE...THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING ALSO REPLACES AND EXTENDS THE WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
700 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY and WESTERN MILLS COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM CDT
* AT 656 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED ACROSS WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE AND MILLS COUNTIES…WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY, NE.
FLASH FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED IN COUNCIL BLUFFS AND IS LIKELY OCCURRING ELSEWHERE IN THE WARNED AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING…WITH AN ADDITIONAL ONE OR TWO INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… EASTERN OMAHA…COUNCIL BLUFFS…GLENWOOD…PACIFIC JUNCTION… CARTER LAKE…CRESCENT…LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK…NARROWS RIVER PARK AND HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 34 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 11. HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND 99. INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 25 AND 66. INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 11. INTERSTATE 80 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 452 AND 454.
NOTE…THIS FLASH FLOOD WARNING ALSO REPLACES AND EXTENDS THE WARNING ISSUED EARLIER FOR WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND…DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
Skyscan Forecast Wednesday, September 23rd Dan Hicks
Today: Partly Cloudy to Cloudy. Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms. SE @ 10-20. High 78.
Tonight: Mostly Cloudy. Scattered Showers and Thunderstorms. SE @ 5-10. Low 68.
Thursday: Partly Cloudy to Cloudy. Lingering Showers. SE @ 10-15. High 80.
Friday: Partly Cloudy. High 82.
Saturday: Partly Cloudy. High 83.
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512 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE and SOUTH CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 AM CDT. THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
HOWEVER SMALL HAIL….GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS AS THEY CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTH ALONG THE RIVER…AFFECTING THE OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS METRO AREAS NORTH THROUGH FORT CALHOUN AND CRESCENT.
501 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR…WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…UNTIL 800 AM CDT
* AT 500 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY. AT LEAST TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAVE ALREADY FALLEN…WITH SOME ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE… COUNCIL BLUFFS…CRESCENT…LAKE MANAWA STATE PARK…NARROWS RIVER PARK AND HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 45 AND 50…AND BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 55 AND 66. INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 8.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY.
446 AM CDT WED SEP 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…NORTHWESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA… SOUTH CENTRAL HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA…
* UNTIL 515 AM CDT
* AT 445 AM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF COUNCIL BLUFFS…OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF OMAHA…MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM PRODUCED 60 MPH WINDS AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD AT 439 AM.
HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
NORTHEASTERN OMAHA…CRESCENT…DESOTO BEND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE…WILSON ISLAND STATE PARK AND HITCHCOCK NATURE CENTER.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS… HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA NEAR MILE MARKER 94. INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 58 AND 74.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.
343 PM CDT TUE SEP 22 2015
…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL CASS AND SOUTHERN AUDUBON COUNTIES…
AT 342 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTH OF AUDUBON…MOVING SOUTHEAST 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…
AUDUBON…EXIRA…ELK HORN…KIMBALLTON…BRAYTON AND AUDUBON COUNTY AIRPORT. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 54 AND 63.
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