SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
421 PM CDT TUE JUL 6 2010

…SEVERAL FUNNEL CLOUDS REPORTED IN BENTON COUNTY…

A TRAINED SPOTTER AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED SIGHTING FUNNEL CLOUDS NEAR VAN HORNE AND VINTON IOWA. THE FUNNEL CLOUDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS OCCURRING ALONG A WEAK STATIONARY BOUNDARY.

THESE FUNNELS ARE TYPICALLY SHORT LIVED AND RARELY TOUCH DOWN. THE ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS THESE FUNNELS ARE DEVELOPING IN DO NOT SUPPORT STRONG…DAMAGING TORNADOES.

ADDITIONAL FUNNELS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THIS BOUNDARY AS ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ALONG IT. THE BOUNDARY IS DRAPED FROM WEST CENTRAL BENTON COUNTY…NORTHEAST TO EAST OF MANCHESTER IOWA. ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP EAST OF IT MAY ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FUNNEL CLOUDS. THESE FUNNEL CLOUDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 5 PM THIS EVENING.

IN THE UNUSUAL CASE THEY DO TOUCH DOWN…THEY SHOULD BE ON THE GROUND ONLY BRIEFLY AND PRODUCE MINIMAL…IF ANY DAMAGE. HOWEVER…IF THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION…MOVE INDOORS TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE SITUATION. PLEASE FORWARD REPORTS OF FUNNEL SIGHTINGS TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.