Severe Weather

New Warning (Calhoun, Carroll and Sac) until 8:30pm

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
739 PM CDT WED JUL 14 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN SAC COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 735 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAKE VIEW…OR 28 MILES EAST OF IDA GROVE…AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
LAKE CITY…ROCKWELL CITY…AUBURN…YETTER AND LANESBORO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS…FALLING TREES AND FLYING DEBRIS. MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME…SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO THE BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM OF A REINFORCED BUILDING.