Severe Weather

New Warning (Des Moines, Henry, Lee and Van Buren) until 5:15pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
412 PM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
EASTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT.

* AT 410 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH…AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR BENTONSPORT/VERNON…OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEOSAUQUA…AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
HILLSBORO AROUND 430 PM CDT…
SALEM AROUND 440 PM CDT…
LOWELL AROUND 455 PM CDT…
NEW LONDON AROUND 505 PM CDT…
DANVILLE AROUND 510 PM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE IMMEDIATELY INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING.