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Flood Advisory for Shelby County until Tues. Morning

Weather

May 27th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

324 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SHELBY COUNTY UNTIL 315 AM CDT TUESDAY 

AT 322 PM CDT…THE WEST NISHNABOTNA RIVER IN SHELBY COUNTY WAS RUNNING HIGH AND MINOR FLOODING MAY BE OCCURRING. HEAVY RAIN OCCURRED IN THE AREA AND UPSTREAM IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE… LOCATIONS ALONG THE RIVER FROM NORTH OF IRWIN TO SOUTH OF HARLAN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

Flash Flood Watch through Tuesday morning

Weather

May 27th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

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342 PM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 …FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING..

THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE BACK INTO CENTRAL IOWA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TUESDAY MORNING. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WITH A GENERAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IT APPEARS THE HEAVIEST RAIN SHOULD BE OVER SOUTHERN IOWA TONIGHT.

THE HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL ON GROUND THAT IS SATURATED FROM EARLIER HEAVY RAIN. HEAVY RAIN ON SATURATED GROUND WOULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING WHICH WOULD BE LIFE THREATENING.

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.

Updated forecast for the KJAN listening area – Mon., May 27th 2013

Weather

May 27th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

1000 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013

REST OF TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED SHOWERS BEFORE NOON…THEN SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.

TONIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY UNTIL EARLY MORNING…THEN A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL OVERNIGHT. LOW IN THE MID 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

TUESDAY…PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOW IN THE UPPER 60S. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE LOWER 80S. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT…CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. LOW IN THE MID 60S.

THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. BREEZY. HIGH IN THE MID 70S. LOW IN THE MID 60S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 70 PERCENT.

FRIDAY…THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGH IN THE UPPER 70S. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS 60 PERCENT.

Flood Warning until Tuesday for northern Guthrie County

Weather

May 27th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

856 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
 
 * FLOOD WARNING FOR…
   GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
   NORTHERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
 
 * UNTIL 900 AM CDT TUESDAY
 
 AT 845 AM CDT…GREENE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
 HIGHWAY 4 NORTH BETWEEN CHURDAN AND JEFFERSON WAS CLOSED DUE TO
 WATER OVER THE ROAD. HIGHWAY 25 SOUTH OF SCRANTON AND EAST 63 STREET
 BETWEEN J AVENUE AND R AVENUE WERE CLOSED DUE TO WATER OVER ROAD.
 THE CITY OF JEFFERSON CONTINUE TO HAVE MANY ROADS WITH WATER OVER
 THEM.
 
 AT 845 AM CDT…GUTHRIE COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED
 VICTORY AVENUE WAS CLOSED JUST NORTH OF 110TH STREET NEAR JAMAICA
 AND A CLOSURE NEAR 120TH AND ROSE AVENUE.
 
 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
 
 EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
 CREEKS AND STREAMS…COUNTRY ROADS…AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
 BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
 
 FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE
 YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS…RIVERS…OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME
 KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD AVOID STREAMS OR
 CREEKS.

Strong winds to blow through west central/Central Iowa

Weather

May 27th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

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 BOONE-STORY-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-
 INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…CLARION…HAMPTON…ALLISON…
 FORT DODGE…WEBSTER CITY…ELDORA…GRUNDY CENTER…JEFFERSON…
 BOONE…AMES…GUTHRIE CENTER…ADEL…DES MOINES
 833 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013
 
 …STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS…
 
 STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY TO 45
 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL TO NORTH CENTRAL IOWA THROUGH
 11 AM CDT BEFORE DIMINISHING. DUE TO THE VERY SATURATED
 GROUND…MANY TREES MAY BECOME EASILY UPROOTED DUE TO THE STRONG
 GUSTS.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch Cancelled

News, Weather

May 27th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

543 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
 WATCH 225 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS:  IN IOWA INCLUDE:  MADISON,  UNION  ADAIR    ADAMS CASS  AUDUBON  CARROLL   CRAWFORD  GREENE  GUTHRIE  & SAC . THE WATCH HAD BEEN SET TO EXPIRE AT 10-A.M.
 
 THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF…ADEL…AMES…ATLANTIC…AUDUBON…
 BOONE…CARROLL…CORNING…CRESTON…DENISON…DES MOINES…
 FORT DODGE…GREENFIELD…GUTHRIE CENTER…INDIANOLA…
 JEFFERSON…OSCEOLA…ROCKWELL CITY…SAC CITY…
 WEBSTER CITY AND WINTERSET.

Storms knock out power to thousands in Iowa & NE

News, Weather

May 27th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – A powerful thunderstorm system has knocked out power to thousands of people in western Iowa.  MidAmerican Energy reports that nearly 3,300 customers were without power as of 6:45 a.m. Monday. More than 2,350 of those customers are in the Council Bluffs area.   Officials report that falling trees and limbs damaged buildings and vehicles beneath, but no injuries have been reported. Heavy rain and some hail also were reported. Here in Atlantic, we received pea-sized hail and heavy rain at around 3:40-a.m.

Officials with the  Omaha Public Power District says more than 5,800 customers were without power as of 5 a.m. Monday.     Officials say some trees were toppled and branches ripped from tree trunks across the metropolitan area. Some of the fallen branches damaged buildings or vehicles below. No injuries have been reported. Heavy rain and some hail marked storms that traced through north-central and eastern Nebraska. Minor street flooding was reported where runoff overwhelmed storm sewers.

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Weather

May 27th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

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 TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-APPANOOSE-
 503 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013
 
 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.
 
 .DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
 
 THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE
 POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAINFALL AND A FEW CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
 QUARTER SIZED HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND
 TONIGHT.
 
 .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
 
 THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE THREAT
 FOR HEAVY RAINFALL…POSSIBLY LEADING TO FLASH FLOODING OR AREAL
 FLOODING WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE PERIOD. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR
 SEVERE WEATHER MONDAY AND TUESDAY…WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
 WINDS THE MAIN THREAT…BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO MAY BE POSSIBLE AS
 WELL. SEVERE WEATHER MAY ALSO BE POSSIBLE AGAIN THURSDAY AND
 FRIDAY.
 
 .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
 
 SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED PERIODICALLY THROUGH THE PERIOD.

Springbrook State Park evacuated due to flash flooding

Weather

May 27th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

GUTHRIE IA-GREENE IA-
 439 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013
 
 …FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GREENE AND NORTHERN
 GUTHRIE COUNTIES UNTIL 900 AM CDT…
 
 AT 435 AM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED THAT FLASH FLOODING WAS
 OCCURRING IN NORTHERN GUTHRIE COUNTY. FLASH FLOODING HAS FORCED THE
 EVACUATION OF SPRINGBROOK STATE PARK…APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SSW OF
 BAGLEY. FLOODING HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 25 IN BAYARD AND
 QUAIL ROAD SOUTH OF BAGLEY.

Small stream flood advisory: Montgomery County

Weather

May 27th, 2013 by Ric Hanson

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 422 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013
 
 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
 
 * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR…
   MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
   CENTRAL MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
   PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
   FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
 
 * UNTIL 615 AM CDT
 
 * AT 419 AM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO
   THUNDERSTORMS. THIS WILL CAUSE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IN
   THE ADVISORY AREA. UP TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST
   HOUR.
 
 * SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING INCLUDE
   RED OAK…CLARINDA…SHENANDOAH…VILLISCA…SIDNEY…MALVERN…
   HAMBURG…ESSEX…STANTON…FARRAGUT…EMERSON…ELLIOTT…
   RIVERTON…COIN…TABOR…COLLEGE SPRINGS…THURMAN…HASTINGS…
   RANDOLPH…SHAMBAUGH…GRANT…YORKTOWN…IMOGENE…NORTHBORO…
   HEPBURN AND COBURG.
 
 ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF AN INCH OR SO IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA. THIS
 ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL CASUE MINOR FLOODING TO CONTINUE.
 
 PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
 
 DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
 ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
 SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.