Inadvertent Sirens Sounded in Pottawattamie County this Morning

Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Threats in the Midwest and Ohio Valley; Heat Continues in the Plains and Southeast

An active pattern will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall and flash flooding threats to the Midwest and Ohio Valley over the next couple of days. Dangerous heat continues across the central/southern Plains and Southeast U.S. into next week. There is potential for record-tying/breaking temperatures with many areas forecast to see their hottest temperatures so far this year. 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. $$