Severe Weather

Watch Expired New Warning Issued

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has expired for the following counties: Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, Mitchell and Winneshiek.
A New Warning has been issued:
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
556 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHERN DUBUQUE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT.

* AT 552 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY NEAR HOPKINTON…OR 14 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MANCHESTER…AND MOVING EAST AT 19 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
HOPKINTON AROUND 605 PM CDT…
MONTICELLO AND 8 MILES NORTH OF LANGWORTHY AROUND 615 PM CDT…
7 MILES SOUTH OF WORTHINGTON AROUND 620 PM CDT…
CASCADE AROUND 645 PM CDT…
BERNARD AND 8 MILES NORTH OF CANTON AROUND 700 PM CDT…

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE
WARNING.