Severe Weather

New Warning (Appanoose, Davis and Wapello) until 11:15pm

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1028 PM CDT TUE JUN 1 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN APPANOOSE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN WAPELLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1024 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ELDON TO 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CENTERVILLE…AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ELDON…BLOOMFIELD AND PULASKI.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. 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.