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Severe Weather Damage Reports Needed in Pottawattamie County
(Council Bluffs) Emergency Management officials in Pottawattamie County have confirmed one tornado touchdown from yesterday's storms along the I-80 corridor between Council Bluffs and Neola. They will...
Mandy Billings Dec 16, 2021
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Report
(Pottawattamie Co.) The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office arrested Nicholas Richard Schumacker, 38, for Possession of a Controlled Substance 1st Offense and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Schum...
Mandy Billings Dec 16, 2021

Storm Damage Photos from December 15, 2021
Olive Street North of Atlantic &...
Mandy Billings 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...
Tom Robinson Dec 15, 2021

Severe Weather Update from Shelby County Emergency Management
(Shelby Co.) Shelby County Emergency Management Director Alex Londo says at around 4:20PM during a tornado watch, spotters from all fire departments in the county were placed in the anticipation of a ...
Mandy Billings Dec 15, 2021

NWS Storm Reports from December 15, 2021
The following reports were relayed to the National Weather Service following the storm system on December 15, 2021. -Storm Chaser reported a tornado west of Atlantic at 5:02 p.m. -Storm Chaser reporte...
Mandy Billings 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...
Tom Robinson Dec 15, 2021

Nishnabotna Valley REC prepares for possible outages
Nishnabotna Valley REC is preparing for possible widespread outages as this evening's severe storm sweeps across Iowa. To prepare, NVREC crews have been scheduled to ensure around-the-clock coverage i...
Mandy Billings 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...
Tom Robinson 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...
Tom Robinson Dec 15, 2021








