Severe Weather

More Intense Storms This Afternoon in Eastern Iowa

…MORE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING RAPIDLY…

ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING IN EASTERN IOWA. ALREADY A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED WEST OF WATERLOO AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE EVEN MORE INTENSE THEN WHAT OCCURRED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 TO 80 MPH…LARGE HAIL TO GOLF BALL SIZE OR LARGER AND TORRENTIAL RAINS WILL BE LIKELY. SEVERAL TORNADOES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES OR A WARNING IS ISSUED SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.