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New Warning (Des Moines County, Lee and Counties in WC Illinois)

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
742 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
EAST CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
MCDONOUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT.

* AT 741 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM GLADSTONE TO DALLAS CITY…OR ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM OQUAWKA TO 11 MILES SOUTH OF BURLINGTON…AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
BIGGSVILLE…TERRE HAUTE…STRONGHURST AND DISCO AROUND 750 PM
CDT…
KIRKWOOD AND LA HARPE AROUND 755 PM CDT…
RARITAN AROUND 800 PM CDT…
BLANDINSVILLE AROUND 805 PM CDT…
TENNESSEE AND COLMAR AROUND 810 PM CDT…

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

Note about this storm, it’s almost on the Mississippi River at this time and will likely move into Illinois within 15 minutes.