Severe Weather

New Warning (Des Moines, Henry, Lee and Van Buren) until 8pm

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WEST CENTRAL DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHERN HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
NORTHERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 800 PM CDT.

* AT 701 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 6 MILES WEST OF KEOSAUQUA…AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
KEOSAUQUA AROUND 715 PM CDT…
BENTONSPORT/VERNON AROUND 725 PM CDT…
BONAPARTE AND 7 MILES SOUTH OF STOCKPORT AROUND 730 PM CDT…
HILLSBORO AROUND 740 PM CDT…
6 MILES SOUTH OF SALEM AROUND 750 PM CDT…
PILOT GROVE…ST. PAUL…WEST POINT AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LOWELL AROUND 800 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.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.