Severe Weather

Benton, Iowa Counties until 8:30PM

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
735 PM CDT MON JUL 7 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT.

* AT 734 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS
IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM MOUNT AUBURN TO 31 MILES WEST OF VICTOR…OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF VINTON TO 38
MILES NORTHWEST OF SIGOURNEY…AND MOVING EAST AT 26 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GARRISON…KEYSTONE…BELLE PLAINE…VAN HORNE…URBANA…
LUZERNE…BLAIRSTOWN…WILLIAMSBURG…SHELLSBURG…PARNELL…
NORWAY…NORTH ENGLISH…NEWHALL…MILLERSBURG…MARENGO…
LADORA…CONROY…ATKINS AND AMANA

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 205 AND 228.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 47.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE IMMEDIATELY INDOORS AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS.

BRIEF TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT-LINE
WINDS.