Severe Weather

New Warning (Benton, Buchanan, Linn)

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
947 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT.

* AT 944 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH….AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR BRANDON…OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF VINTON…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
WALKER AROUND 1000 PM CDT…
ROWLEY AROUND 1005 PM CDT…
QUASQUETON AROUND 1010 PM CDT…
6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WINTHROP AROUND 1020 PM CDT…

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 43 AND 53.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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