Severe Weather

New Warning (Polk) until 7:45pm

This again is for a seperate part of this tornadic cell moving through the northern suburbs of Des Moines. The warning is now from Des Moines eastward.

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 707 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SAYLORVILLE…OR 5 MILES NORTH OF DES MOINES…AND WAS MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
PLEASANT HILL BY 715 PM CDT…
ALTOONA AND BONDURANT BY 720 PM CDT…
MITCHELLVILLE BY 730 PM CDT…

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 132 AND 149.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 93.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 235 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 6 AND 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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.

YOU ARE IN DANGER IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM! GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES…AND SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING. WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTIVE WINDS CAN PRODUCE DAMAGE SIMILAR TO A TORNADO.