Severe Weather

New Warning (Crawford) until 7:30pm

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT

* AT 632 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 NEAR UTE…OR 24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF IDA GROVE…AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
DENISON…MANILLA…RICKETTS…CHARTER OAK…SCHLESWIG…DOW
CITY…ARION…KIRON…DENISON AIRPORT…BUCK GROVE…DELOIT AND VAIL.

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.