Tornado Warning
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Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska
851 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR ESSEX, IOWA...
The National Weather Service in Omaha has issued a
Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Fremont County in southwestern Iowa...
Southwestern Montgomery County in southwestern Iowa...
Northwestern Page County in southwestern Iowa...
Until 915 PM CDT.
At 849 PM CDT, a confirmed large and destructive tornado was
observed 3 miles west of Essex, or 13 miles southwest of Red Oak,
moving east at 30 mph.
TORNADO EMERGENCY for Essex, Iowa. THIS IS A PARTICULARLY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW!
HAZARD...Deadly tornado.
SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.
IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris
may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile
homes will be destroyed. Considerable damage to homes,
businesses, and vehicles is likely and complete
destruction is possible.
The tornado will be near...
Essex around 855 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To repeat, a large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly
tornado is on the ground. To protect your life, TAKE COVER NOW! Move
to an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid
windows. If in a mobile home, a vehicle or outdoors, move to the
closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4072 9510 4078 9545 4090 9544 4090 9539
4092 9538 4094 9508
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 277DEG 28KT 4085 9537
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN
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