BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
659 PM CDT TUE APR 6 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
EAST CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT.

* AT 654 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR SHELLSBURG…OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VINTON…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
SHELLSBURG AND PALO AROUND 700 PM CDT…
URBANA AROUND 705 PM CDT…
CENTER POINT…TODDVILLE…MIDWAY AND ROBINS AROUND 710 PM CDT…
LAFAYETTE AND ALBURNETT AROUND 715 PM CDT…
TROY MILLS AROUND 720 PM CDT…

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 27 AND 43.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

HEAVY RAIN MAY OBSCURE THE APPROACH OF THE TORNADO. TAKE SHELTER NOW!

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

THIS STORM IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL THE SIZE OF GOLF BALLS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN IOWA.