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Storms slam Council Bluffs, IA overnight, draw flash flood warning, school delays
We live in Bellevue, NE just south of Omaha and across the river from CB. Our rain gauge is showing over 2 inches in 2.5 hours here.
http://www.nonpareilonline.com/news/local/storms-slam-council-bluffs-overnight-draw-flash-flood-warning-school/article_0f5a4a64-61db-11e5-9c43-b34337dea6d5.html
Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 5:08 am | Updated: 7:29 am, Wed Sep 23, 2015.
By John Schreier
jschreier@nonpareilonline.com
A night full of storms in Council Bluffs and the surrounding area could lead to a morning commute full of headaches – and, now, school delays.
Officials with the Council Bluffs Community School District and St. Albert Catholic Schools announced a two-hour late start just before 6:30 a.m. in response to widespread street flooding. Heartland Christian School announced shortly before 7 a.m. that it will also have a two-hour late start.
One unofficial report says nearly 6 inches of rain has fallen in the city, prompting the National Weather Service in Valley, Nebraska, to issue both a severe thunderstorm warning (which expired around 5:30 a.m.) and a flash flood warning until 10 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The slow-moving storm produced heavy rains, pea-sized hail and wind gusts measured at 60 mph at Eppley Airfield in Omaha.
Low-lying streets, particularly near the Missouri River, could see localized flooding. The National Weather Service's original warning also covered Crescent and Council Bluffs before expanding to Carter Lake and portions of western Mills County, including Glenwood and Pacific Junction.
FULL story at link.
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http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/more-storms-could-pop-up-today-through-thursday-in-the/article_b2a42cb4-61d9-11e5-923c-2f191efa74b4.html
POSTED: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 4:58 AM | UPDATED: 7:58 AM, WED SEP 23, 2015.
By Jay Withrow / World-Herald staff writer
UPDATE (8 a.m.):
* Council Bluffs public schools and St. Albert will open two hours late this morning due to street flooding.
* The National Weather Service office in Valley issued a flash flood warning until 10 a.m. for eastern Douglas County and the Omaha area, western Pottawattamie County, including Council Bluffs and Crescent, and western Mills County. Motorists are urged to avoid flooded areas.
* Council Bluffs and Omaha reported street flooding in some locations from heavy rain that pounded the area.
* A storm system dumped at least 2 inches of rain on the Bluffs area and up to 5 inches in some other locations, particularly between Crescent and the Bluffs. The weather service said an additional 1 to 2 inches were possible.
FULL story at link.
CHRIS MACHIAN/THE WORLD-HERALD
An SUV drives through a flooded street in Council Bluffs on Wednesday morning. The photo was shot on South 23rd Avenue near South 16th Street. Street flooding was so bad in the Bluffs that schools delayed classes for two hours.
