055  
WFUS53 KOAX 090245  
TOROAX  
IAC085-155-165-090330-  
/O.NEW.KOAX.TO.W.0048.260709T0245Z-260709T0330Z/  
 
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED  
TORNADO WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
945 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A  
 
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...  
NORTHEASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...  
SOUTHEASTERN HARRISON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...  
SOUTHWESTERN SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN IOWA...  
 
* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 945 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PERSIA, OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF  
HARLAN, MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT  
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE  
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.  
 
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...  
SHELBY AROUND 950 PM CDT.  
AVOCA AROUND 1005 PM CDT.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 29 AND 43.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST  
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A  
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER  
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.  
 
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE  
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4149 9558 4159 9559 4159 9522 4139 9531  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 290DEG 15KT 4154 9553  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
 
 
 
PETERSEN  
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