This warning does NOT effect the city of Des Moines!

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
310 AM CDT SUN JUL 18 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTH CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
EAST CENTRAL POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 345 AM CDT

* AT 308 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF ALTOONA…OR 14 MILES EAST OF DES MOINES…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
PRAIRIE CITY AROUND 320 AM CDT.
MONROE AND REASNOR AROUND 340 AM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS DANGEROUS STORM INCLUDE LAKE RED ROCK.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 147 AND 164.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS TORNADO WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA. 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!