Severe Weather

TORNADO WARNING (Cass) until 7:15pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
631 PM CDT TUE JUN 1 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
WESTERN CASS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 626 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MINDEN…OR 65 MILES SOUTH OF IDA GROVE…AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
GRISWOLD…ATLANTIC…MARNE…LEWIS AND ATLANTIC AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 49 AND 62.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME…A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.