OMAHA/VALLEY-Portions of River Country have been put under a severe thunderstorm warning

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN FREMONT...MONTGOMERY...SOUTHEASTERN MILLS...
SOUTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE AND NORTHWESTERN PAGE COUNTIES...

At 239 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
Farragut, or 25 miles north of Tarkio, moving northeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

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.

This severe storm will be near...
Essex around 250 PM CST.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Red
Oak, Stanton and Elliott.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CST for southwestern
Iowa.

A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small
interior room.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Fremont County in southwestern Iowa...
Southeastern Montgomery County in southwestern Iowa...
Northwestern Page County in southwestern Iowa...

* Until 345 PM CST.

* At 253 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Farragut, or
15 miles north of Tarkio, moving northeast at 50 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 be near...
Shenandoah around 305 PM CST.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Essex, Stanton and Villisca.