BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1009 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
EASTERN HUMBOLDT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN WRIGHT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
* AT 1005 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHEAST OF DAKOTA CITY…OR 26 MILES NORTH OF FORT DODGE…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
THOR AND GOLDFIELD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IMMEDIATELY SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT…OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A REINFORCED BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE…IN A MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…SEEK
SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT…FIND THE LOWEST SPOT AVAILABLE AND COVER YOUR HEAD.
TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT…ACT QUICKLY. TAKE COVER NOW!