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Tornado Warning for Cherokee Iowa
US Weather Service | October 4, 2013

Posted on 10/04/2013 6:05:36 PM PDT by Huskrrrr

7:52 p.m. A second tornado may be forming southwest Cherokee, according to the National Weather Service. Residents are urged to take cover.

7:49 p.m. A funnel cloud has been spotted near Essex in southwest Iowa. Red Oak, Elliott, Grant and Coburg could be effected.

A tornado warning is in effect for parts of Mills, Page, Montgomery and Pottawattamie counties.

7:39 p.m. A severe storm that caused major damage in Quimby is headed toward Cherokee, according to the National Weather Service.

The storm was spotted at about 7:30 near Quimby. It’s expected to reach Cherokee at about 7:45 p.m.

This storm has a history of producing tornadoes. A radar has indicated rotation in th


TOPICS: US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: tornado
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This looks very bad.
1 posted on 10/04/2013 6:05:36 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: Huskrrrr

tryin to find follow up ...be careful all


2 posted on 10/04/2013 6:07:48 PM PDT by advertising guy ( if your cell phone is in the front pocket....it wasn't a butt dial..............just sayin)
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To: Huskrrrr

Here is a link

http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/update-tornado-watch-issued-for-sioux-city-area/article_4572e8ca-147f-5dfe-be62-fa7198b68473.html?comment_form=true


3 posted on 10/04/2013 6:08:28 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: MagUSNRET

these suckers pop up anywhere,near anytime


4 posted on 10/04/2013 6:09:12 PM PDT by advertising guy ( if your cell phone is in the front pocket....it wasn't a butt dial..............just sayin)
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To: Huskrrrr

Must be multiple fronts ... They just broke in and said tornado on the ground in Mills County, which is no where near Cherokee. Heads up folks!


5 posted on 10/04/2013 6:12:45 PM PDT by IwaCornDogs ("There Will Be Bamboozeling" ~ Nobama 08')
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A newspaper in Des Moines has several updates. I can’t use them as a source.


6 posted on 10/04/2013 6:15:05 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: advertising guy

Hence the reason for the Ponderosa to be brick, steel and stone, with a big arse basement :-)


7 posted on 10/04/2013 6:15:53 PM PDT by MagUSNRET
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To: MagUSNRET

still deciding but she will be storm safe for sure and damn skippy a big basement self contained


8 posted on 10/04/2013 6:18:58 PM PDT by advertising guy ( if your cell phone is in the front pocket....it wasn't a butt dial..............just sayin)
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Holy crap! Some areas around Rapid City SD have over 50 inches of snow, and still snowing, and wind over 70 MPH.......BRING ON THE BASEMENT! Sheesh!!!!!


9 posted on 10/04/2013 6:24:59 PM PDT by MagUSNRET
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To: MagUSNRET

hot damn...that’s some storm....just damn


10 posted on 10/04/2013 6:26:52 PM PDT by advertising guy ( if your cell phone is in the front pocket....it wasn't a butt dial..............just sayin)
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To: MagUSNRET

the weather channel said 2 of those torpedos were a mile wide...


11 posted on 10/04/2013 6:27:32 PM PDT by advertising guy ( if your cell phone is in the front pocket....it wasn't a butt dial..............just sayin)
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OK, how sick are we (OK, I mean ME) for being home on a Friday night, watching the weather channel LOL!!!!!!!!!!


12 posted on 10/04/2013 6:28:32 PM PDT by MagUSNRET
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Here is a site for ya

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/live-blog-severe-storms-tornad/18465076


13 posted on 10/04/2013 6:30:18 PM PDT by MagUSNRET
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To: MagUSNRET

not sick at all...sittin on our butt on a Friday is cause we EARNED it....ok, we’re sick


14 posted on 10/04/2013 6:32:32 PM PDT by advertising guy ( if your cell phone is in the front pocket....it wasn't a butt dial..............just sayin)
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To: MagUSNRET

good grief....they just said maybe as many as 7 tornados have touched in the area


15 posted on 10/04/2013 6:33:50 PM PDT by advertising guy ( if your cell phone is in the front pocket....it wasn't a butt dial..............just sayin)
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To: advertising guy

be right back


16 posted on 10/04/2013 6:34:25 PM PDT by advertising guy ( if your cell phone is in the front pocket....it wasn't a butt dial..............just sayin)
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Add to the Ponderosa....COmputer room with a minimum of 4 computer screens and 2 TV screens...OH, and a popcorn machine LOL ;-)


17 posted on 10/04/2013 6:35:02 PM PDT by MagUSNRET
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A two-mile wide tornado sighted near Wayne, Nebraska. Thirty-three inches of snow in South Dakota. Brrrrr. Stay safe, people.

http://www.wunderground.com/news/snow-buries-south-dakota-wyoming-winter-storm-atlas-threatens-midwest-20131004


18 posted on 10/04/2013 6:42:11 PM PDT by sergeantdave
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A two-mile wide tornado sighted near Wayne, Nebraska.

Holy Cow!


19 posted on 10/04/2013 6:47:13 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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To: MagUSNRET

all that is SOP....my office has 5 flat screens on all workin hours


20 posted on 10/04/2013 6:50:06 PM PDT by advertising guy ( if your cell phone is in the front pocket....it wasn't a butt dial..............just sayin)
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