Severe Weather

New Warning (Iowa, Johnson, Jefferson, Keokuk and Washington) until 7:15am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
621 AM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
WEST CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
KEOKUK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
WESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 715 AM CDT.

* AT 617 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES WEST OF WHAT CHEER TO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABINGDON…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES WEST OF SIGOURNEY TO 6 MILES EAST OF OTTUMWA…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
HAYESVILLE AND ABINGDON AROUND 630 AM CDT…
SIGOURNEY AND PACKWOOD AROUND 635 AM CDT…
KESWICK AROUND 640 AM CDT…
RICHLAND AND HARPER AROUND 645 AM CDT…
MILLERSBURG…SOUTH ENGLISH AND NORTH ENGLISH AROUND 650 AM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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