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Flash Flood Warning

Issued at Fri 10:28 PM Jun. 5
Issued by: National Weather Service
Recommended Action
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Issued at Fri 10:44 PM Jun. 5
Issued by: National Weather Service
Description

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Montgomery County in southwestern Iowa Southeastern Mills County in southwestern Iowa Until 1145 PM CDT. At 1044 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 3 miles southeast of Henderson to 3 miles northeast of Emerson to 7 miles east of Randolph, moving east at 30 mph.
Hazard: 70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
Source: Radar indicated.
Impact: People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Severe thunderstorms will be near Red Oak around 1050 PM CDT. Elliott around 1100 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Stanton, Villisca and Grant.

Recommended Action

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Issued at Fri 5:48 PM Jun. 5
Issued by: National Weather Service
Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 275 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA FREMONT MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BUTLER DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASS GAGE JEFFERSON JOHNSON LANCASTER NEMAHA OTOE PAWNEE RICHARDSON SALINE SEWARD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, AUBURN, BEATRICE, BELLEVUE, CLARINDA, COUNCIL BLUFFS, CRETE, DAVID CITY, FAIRBURY, FALLS CITY, FARRAGUT, GLENWOOD, HAMBURG, LA VISTA, LINCOLN, MILFORD, NEBRASKA CITY, OMAHA, PAPILLION, PAWNEE CITY, PLATTSMOUTH, RED OAK, SEWARD, SHENANDOAH, SIDNEY, STERLING, TABLE ROCK, TABOR, TECUMSEH, WAHOO, WILBER, AND YUTAN.

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