Author Archives: Tom Robinson
National Weather Service: Wednesday Storm Categorized As "Serial Derecho"
(Des Moines, IA) The storm that roared across Iowa Wednesday has been categorized as a derecho. National Weather Service Meteorologist, Brook Hagenhoff, says it's not exactly the same as the 2020 vers...
Dec 17, 2021
Department of Public Safety Monitoring Possible School Threats
(Des Moines) School districts learn of an anonymous, nationwide threat against schools shared on social media platforms. The general danger toward all U.S. schools declares Friday, Dec. 17, as "Americ...
Dec 17, 2021
Guthrie County Tornadoes rated EF2
(Des Moines) On Wednesday, the National Weather Service says two EF2 tornadoes swept through Guthrie and Greene Counties. The preliminary survey shows one tornado originated northwest of Wichita Road ...
Dec 16, 2021
Audubon County Emergency Management, Sheriff's Office and local Officials Assessing Property Damage
(Audubon) The Audubon County Emergency Management, Audubon County Sheriff's Office, and local officials spent the morning conducting total property damage assessments over most of the county. The Audu...
Dec 16, 2021
Valley Business Park Sells for $16,000 per Acre
(Cass/Audubon Co.) The Valley Business Park board land sale held at the Cass County Community Center on Thursday sold for $16,000 per acre. The Valley Business Park contains 156 acres of property loca...
Dec 16, 2021
Residents' west of Atlantic describe Damaging Storm
(Atlantic) Residents are cleaning up after a powerful storm left a path of destruction in many southwest and west-central Iowa areas. What appears to be a tornado touched down at the Jeff and Tarah An...
Dec 16, 2021
National Weather Service to Conduct Storm Damage in Cass County on Thursday Morning: Funnel Cloud Video Posted below
(Atlantic) Cass County Emergency Management Director Mike Kennon says the storm system that blew through the county early Wednesday evening caused significant damage. Kennon thinks he will know more a...
Dec 15, 2021
Santa and Atlantic Police and Cass County Sheriff's Office Surprise Motorists
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Police Department and Cass County Sheriff's Office, and Santa and Mrs. Claus on a motorcycle, handed out tickets right and left on Wednesday afternoon. These particular tickets...
Dec 15, 2021
Tornado Watch
(Atlantic) The National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch for 18 counties in southwest and west-central Iowa until 8:00 p.m. this evening. Strong to severe storms are likely this afternoon, inclu...
Dec 15, 2021
Oversize/Overweight Permit Weather Travel Restriction in Effect
(Des Moines) Oversize/Overweight permitted vehicles will be restricted from traveling effective noon on December 15 until 30 minutes before sunrise on December 16. Scott Suhr, the district planner for...
Dec 15, 2021
