Severe Weather

New Warning (Dallas, Polk)

This is for the northern part of the tornadic cell.

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
645 PM CDT SUN JUN 7 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
EASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 643 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 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRANGER…OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF DES MOINES…AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
GRANGER BY 650 PM CDT…
SAYLORVILLE LAKE BY 700 PM CDT…
POLK CITY BY 705 PM CDT…
ANKENY AND ALLEMAN BY 715 PM CDT…
ELKHART BY 725 PM CDT…

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 93 AND 102.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME…SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. ALTHOUGH NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY…IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE…SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.