The Raccoon Valley Radio Network’s Severe Weather Action Team broke into regularly scheduled programing Monday morning when severe thunderstorms threatened the area.
Powerful wind gusts and pouring rain in Greene, Guthrie and Dallas counties were defining traits of the storm system that moved through the region Monday morning.
Adair and Guthrie County Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Kempf told Raccoon Valley Radio he recorded winds around 50 miles per hour in the Guthrie Center area, where heavy rains also caused temporary pooling of water on major highways 25 and 44. Station staff members called in reports from across all three counties, citing heavy rains and strong winds.
Nine members of the Raccoon Valley Radio Network Severe Weather Action Team provided live, uninterrupted coverage from 10:35-11:45 a.m. when the storm was classified as severe by the National Weather Service. During that time we were in contact with local emergency management officials and Weathereye meteorologists, providing all weather related updates to our listeners on-air, online and via our mobile streaming apps.
