Severe Weather

New Warning (Fayette and Winneshiek)

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
510 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHERN WINNESHIEK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT

* AT 506 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 NEAR SPILLVILLE…OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF CRESCO…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
SPILLVILLE AND CONOVER AROUND 515 PM…
FORT ATKINSON AND LAKE MEYER COUNTY PARK AROUND 520 PM…
DECORAH AND CALMAR AROUND 525 PM…
NORDNESS AND ELDORADO AROUND 530 PM…
OSSIAN AND COUNTY ROAD W 46 AND CENTENNIAL ROAD AROUND 535 PM…
CLERMONT AROUND 550 PM…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

STAY OR MOVE INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE CAREFUL OF FALLING TREES…POWER POLES OR LINES…AND LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BECOME AIRBORNE OR DAMAGED.

STAY OR MOVE INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BESIDES POSSIBLE ROOF OR CROP DAMAGE…HAIL MAY ALSO DENT VEHICLES OR BREAK WINDSHIELDS IF LEFT UNPROTECTED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM FRIDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEAST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN.