Severe Weather

New Warning (Hancock, Humboldt, Kossuth and Wright) until 12:30am

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1147 PM CDT SAT JUN 19 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN KOSSUTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT

* AT 1144 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES NORTH OF HUMBOLDT…OR 26 MILES NORTH OF FORT DODGE…AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
BRITT…LU VERNE…RENWICK…CORWITH AND KANAWHA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

LARGE HAIL CAN CAUSE INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. SEEK SAFETY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.