Severe Weather

TORNADO WARNING (Des Moines, Henry, Lee and Van Buren) until 5:15pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
426 PM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 515 PM CDT.

* AT 424 PM CDT…LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO NEAR BONAPARTE…OR 9 MILES EAST OF KEOSAUQUA…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
PRIMROSE AND HILLSBORO AROUND 435 PM CDT…
MT HAMILL AROUND 440 PM CDT…
HOUGHTON AROUND 445 PM CDT…
PILOT GROVE AROUND 450 PM CDT…
ST. PAUL AROUND 455 PM CDT…
LOWELL AROUND 505 PM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.