Inadvertent Sirens Sounded in Pottawattamie County this Morning

Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

ADROAX IAC155-181545- URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 742 AM CST MON DEC 18 2017 THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT. THE OMAHA PUBLIC POWER DISTRICT REPORTS THAT FIVE SIRENS IN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IOWA HAD SOUNDED FOR LESS THAN ONE MINUTE AROUND 730 AM. OPPD ADVISES THAT THERE IS NO EMERGENCY AT FORT CALHOUN STATION. THE INADVERTENT SOUNDING IS THE RESULT OF A TESTING ERROR. THE TEST WAS CANCELED. WE REPEAT OPPD ADVISES THERE IS NO EMERGENCY AT FORT CALHOUN STATION AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD DISREGARD THE INADVERTENT SIREN SOUNDING IN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IOWA. $$