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Not all those booms this week will be fireworks as thunderstorms poised to return
Those ear-splitting noises that typically accompany Fourth of July celebrations could include crashes of thunder as western Iowa and eastern Nebraska brace to experience another round of storms. "It's been an unusual year with so many storms," Brian Barjenbruch, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Valley, Nebraska, said...
Gov. Reynolds Issues Disaster Proclamation for Four Counties in Response to Severe Storms and Flooding
(Des Moines) Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Harrison, Johnson, Mills, and Pottawattamie Counties in response to severe storms and flash flooding that occurred on June 21 and are ongoing. The proclamation allows the use of state resources to respond to and recover from the impacts...
Mother Nature shows Pottawattamie County no mercy
(Council Bluffs) -- Severe weather and flooding still has Pottawattamie County in a vice grip. Fifteen separate severe weather warnings were issued for Pottawattamie County, alone, late Tuesday night through early Wednesday morning due to a barrage of strong thunderstorms and flash floods. Despite the additional rainfall, Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Coordinator Doug Reed tells KMA News water flowing down the Missouri River from the north remains his county's biggest flooding threat.
Account established for the family of a Pottawattamie County woman who died in a crash
(Pottawattamie County, Iowa) – An account has been established for the family of a Pottawattamie County woman who died during a collision last week in Omaha. The crash also left one-person injured. The accident happened at around 7:30-a.m. Thursday (June 20th), near downtown Omaha. Officials with GoFundMe say 21-year-old Chloe Johnson, of Crescent, was a passenger in the car that collided with another vehicle. Johnson was a sous chef at Sand Point in Omaha. Chef Marcus Jones organized a gofundme to help her family with expenses and hopefully donate to a charity in Chloe’s name.
Two disaster proclamations declared for Pottawattamie County
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for 27 counties affected by flooding, including Pottawattamie County. While northern parts of Pottawattamie County have already started to see the impacts of the flood, much of Council Bluffs remains untouched, while the Missouri River continues toward its crest. The proclamation allows...
I-29/I-680 closure expected Tuesday in Pottawattamie County
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (WOWT) - The Iowa Department of Transportation said late Monday night that it expects to close a stretch of I-29 and I-680 Tuesday due to rising water on the Missouri River. The I-29 stretch that would be closed would be from the 25th Street interchange on the...
Update on Pottawattamie County Roads Closed Due To Flooding
(Pottawattamie Co) The Pottawattamie County Road Department has closed several roads due to flooding. 152nd Street is closed from Missouri Avenue north to Sumac Road. This includes Bostwick Road east to 152nd Street. Rosewood Road is closed from 152nd Street west to the Missouri River. Sandy Loop is closed west...
Evacuations requested in Pottawattamie County
(Council Bluffs) -- Residents in at least two portions of Pottawattamie County are being asked to evacuate. County officials says the voluntary evacuations are in anticipation of Missouri River flooding by mid week. The evacuation areas are in northwest Pottawattamie County from the Harrison County line south to Council Bluffs city limits, and east of the Missouri River to Interstate 29, and in Council Bluffs along Emil Lane, Dog Bite Lane and the east to west spans of Gifford Road between South 19th Street and South 35th Street. Officials say timely and reliable access to these areas for essential emergency services will be significantly delayed and may be completely impassable based on the current forecast. Speaking on KMA's "Morning Line" program Monday morning, Pottawattamie County Emergency Management Coordinator Doug Reed says the National Weather Service forecasts indicate the flooding is "above the level of possibility."
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers in Pottawattamie County
A FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is open in Council Bluffs, and another will open in Minden in the coming days. DRC's serve all disaster survivors from Pottawattamie County who experienced loss from the storms of April 26, 2024, May 6, 2024, and May 20-24, 2024. Council Bluffs Disaster Recovery...
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