Inadvertent Sirens Sounded in Pottawattamie County this Morning

Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.; Dangerous Heat in the Southern and Western U.S.

Severe weather and flooding threats will continue for portions of the central U.S. over the next couple of days, with multiple rounds of thunderstorms expected. Dangerous heat will persist across the southern and western U.S. through mid-week. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for the Intermountain West, where dry thunderstorms may spark additional wildfires. 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. $$