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Storm Damage reports from 8/31/14

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

8:19-p.m. Heavy rain 5 miles e/se of Charter Oak in Crawford Co.; 3.6″ of rain from 6:30-8:15-p.m.

8:15-p.m. Est. 80mph winds in Bayard and Yale in Guthrie Co.; Power poles & lines down.

7:45-p.m. estimated 65mph wind gust 2 miles e. of Earling in Shelby Co.

7:45-p.m. Tstorm wind damage E/SE of Manning in Carroll Co.: Tree limbs down.

7:42-p.m. Flash Flood 5 miles N of Denison. Dam Failure. Huwy 39 closed due to flash flooding.

7:42-p.m. Tstorm wind gust estimated at 60mph in Irwin.

7:40-p.m. 2″ diameter tree limbs down in Templeton (Carroll Co.)

7:32-p.m. Tstorm wind damage 1 mile w. of Denison. Campers tipped over.

7:30-p.m. Funnel cloud reports 1 mile w. of Vail in Crawford Co.

7:30-p.m.  Numerous large trees down in Manning.

7:15-p.m. Tstorm wind gust est. at 63mph in Denison. Multiple trees down, person hit by lightening. Numerous power outages.

7:13-p.m. Tstorm wind damage in Missouri Valley. 5″ dia. tree limbs blown down.

7:09-p.m. 60mph winds in Missouri Valley.

6:56-p.m. est. 50mph wind gust in Dow City (Crawford Co.); 1″ dia. hail also.

 

Svr Tstorm update: NE Pott Co.

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

POTTAWATTAMIE IA-
820 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

…THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE
COUNTY IS CANCELLED…

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR
SOUTHWEST IOWA AND EASTERN NEBRASKA.

Svr tstorm update: Shelby Co

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

SHELBY IA-
820 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY…

AT 819 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR IRWIN…OR 22
MILES NORTH OF ATLANTIC…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

HAZARD…60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
KIRKMAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

Svr tstrm update: Carroll/Audubon/Guthrie Co

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

822 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL…SOUTHWESTERN BOONE…NORTHERN AUDUBON…
DALLAS…GUTHRIE AND SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTIES…

AT 821 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHEAST
OF PANORA…OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PERRY…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD…80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED. AT 815 PM…PUBLIC REPORTED TREES DOWN IN
JEFFERSON.

Svr T-storm warning: Page/Fremont Counties

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
819 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 818 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER 3 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF RIVERTON… OR 18 MILES NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…MOVING
EAST AT 35 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…
SHENANDOAH…HAMBURG…SIDNEY…ESSEX…FARRAGUT…RIVERTON…
COIN…YORKTOWN…WAUBONSIE STATE PARK AND PIERCE RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 16.
INTERSTATE 29 NEAR MILE MARKER 1.

Tornado Warning Fremont County

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 803 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 2 MILES EAST OF NEBRASKA CITY…OR 28 MILES
NORTHWEST OF TARKIO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

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…
SIDNEY AROUND 815 PM CDT.
RIVERTON AROUND 820 PM CDT.
FARRAGUT AROUND 825 PM CDT.
SHENANDOAH AROUND 830 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
WAUBONSIE STATE PARK…THURMAN AND TABOR.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…
HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA NEAR MILE MARKER 13.
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 17.

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 IN A MOBILE HOME…A
VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND
PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

Svr Tstorm warning: Audubon/Guthrie/Dallas Counties

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

802 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN AUDUBON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 802 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF COON RAPIDS…OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF GUTHRIE CENTER…MOVING
EAST AT 50 MPH.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.

HAZARD…80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
WEST DES MOINES…URBANDALE…CLIVE…WAUKEE…GRIMES…PERRY…
JEFFERSON…ADEL…AUDUBON…GUTHRIE CENTER…MADRID…STUART…
DALLAS CENTER…COON RAPIDS…GRANGER…GLIDDEN…PANORA…DE
SOTO…WOODWARD AND VAN METER.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 100 AND 121.

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.

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

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER…IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER…YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

Svr Thunderstorm Warning NE Pott/SE Shelby Counties

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

759 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...
  SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA...

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 759 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PERSIA...OR
  27 MILES NORTHWEST OF ATLANTIC...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  HARLAN...AVOCA...WALNUT...ELK HORN...SHELBY...TENNANT...KIRKMAN...
  NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA...PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK AND ELK HORN
  CREEK RECREATION AREA.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 HIGHWAY 59 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 64 AND 80.
 INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 31 AND 48.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Svr Tstorm Warning: Mills/Fremont Counties

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

747 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…SOUTHWESTERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…WESTERN FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…SOUTHEASTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA…CENTRAL OTOE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA…

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 747 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR AVOCA…OR 33 MILES EAST OF LINCOLN…MOVING EAST AT 40 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…

NEBRASKA CITY…SIDNEY…RIVERTON…AVOCA…UNION…NEHAWKA…LORTON…TABOR…

=THURMAN…DUNBAR…OTOE…LORTON VILLAGE…CAMP

CATRON AND WAUBONSIE STATE PARK.

 

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS…

HIGHWAY 2 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 493 AND 508.

HIGHWAY 75 IN NEBRASKA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 45 AND 59.

INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 7 AND 27.

 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

 

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

BUILDING.

Svr Tstorm warning continues for Crawford & Carroll Counties

Weather

August 31st, 2014 by Ric Hanson

CRAWFORD IA-CARROLL IA-

745 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2014

…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EASTERN CRAWFORD AND WESTERN CARROLL COUNTIES…

AT 745 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES EAST OF MANNING…OR 11 MILES SOUTH OF CARROLL…MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…LAW ENFORCEMENT. AT 732 PM…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED CAMPERS TIPPED OVER DUE TO STRONG WINDS.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES…ROOFS AND OUTBUILDINGS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

CARROLL…DENISON…MANNING…MANILLA…ARCADIA…BREDA…VAIL…

TEMPLETON…WESTSIDE…DELOIT…HALBUR…BUCK GROVE…ASPINWALL…

SWAN LAKE STATE PARK…DENISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND MANNING

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.