Severe

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 259, PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING, IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA FREMONT HARRISON MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA DOUGLAS SARPY WASHINGTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BELLEVUE, BLAIR, CLARINDA,

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Coffey and Lyon Counties. * WHEN...Until 1100 AM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 219 AM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 5 inches of rain have fallen.

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 400 AM CDT for southeastern Kansas.

At 220 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles northeast of Oakland, or 17 miles west of Atlantic, moving southeast at 15 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. This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east central Pottawattamie County. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

At 222 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grain Valley, moving southeast at 25 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... Independence, Blue Springs, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, Odessa, Buckner, Lake Lotawana, Lone Jack, Lake Tapawingo, Bates City, and Tarsney Lakes. This includes Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 16 and 36.

SVREAX The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Cass County in west central Missouri... Southwestern Clay County in west central Missouri... West central Lafayette County in west central Missouri... Jackson County in west central Missouri... * Until 245 AM CDT. * At 152 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Independence, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated.

At 154 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles east of Walnut, or 9 miles northwest of Atlantic, moving east at 10 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... Walnut. This includes Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 46 and 48. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

At 154 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles southwest of Fort Calhoun, or 5 miles northeast of Bennington, moving east at 15 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. This severe storm will be near... Northern Omaha and Fort Calhoun around 200 AM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Florence.

At 154 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Silver Lake, moving northeast at 30 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... Hoyt, Mayetta, and Delia. Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows.

At 156 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Chanute, moving east at 30 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... Chanute, Humboldt, Erie, St. Paul, Moran, Thayer, Altoona, Buffalo, Galesburg, Savonburg, Elsmore, Benedict, Stark, Earlton, Petrolia, Rose, Chanute Airport, and Iola Airport.