Severe Weather

New Warning (Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Louisa and Washington) until 4:45pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
348 PM CDT WED JUN 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN KEOKUK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHERN LOUISA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT.

* AT 344 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 ABINGDON…OR NEAR FAIRFIELD…AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
PLEASANT PLAIN AROUND 400 PM CDT…
WAYLAND AROUND 415 PM CDT…
OLDS AROUND 425 PM CDT…
WINFIELD AROUND 430 PM CDT…
MOUNT UNION AROUND 435 PM CDT…
MORNING SUN AROUND 445 PM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.