Inadvertent Sirens Sounded in Pottawattamie County this Morning

Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mid-South; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected across portions of the mid-Mississippi Valley into the Ohio Valley and portions of Arizona. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that, when combined with oppressive dew points, little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. 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. $$