Severe Weather

Warning off the Wire

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
715 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
  SOUTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
  DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
  EASTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT.

* AT 713 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
  HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM GRAND RIVER TO 8 MILES
  SOUTHEAST OF REDDING…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 50 MILES
  SOUTH OF DES MOINES TO 79 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DES MOINES…AND
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 36 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
  KELLERTON AND GRAND RIVER BY 720 PM CDT…
  VAN WERT AND WELDON BY 730 PM CDT…
  LAMONI AIRPORT…LAMONI AND DECATUR CITY BY 735 PM CDT…
  LEON AND DAVIS CITY BY 740 PM CDT…
  GARDEN GROVE BY 745 PM CDT…

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 25.

LARGE HAIL CAN CAUSE INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. SEEK SAFETY INDOORS
UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS…FALLING TREES AND FLYING DEBRIS. MOVE
INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME…
SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.

LAT…LON 4058 9442 4090 9414 4090 9402 4093 9402
      4089 9356 4057 9361 4057 9410
TIME…MOT…LOC 0015Z 293DEG 31KT 4089 9395 4054 9423

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