Severe Weather

TORNADO WARNING (Appanoose) until 9pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
833 PM CDT MON JUL 19 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN APPANOOSE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT

* AT 831 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SEYMOUR…OR 30 MILES NORTHWEST OF LANCASTER…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
NUMA…CINCINNATI AND EXLINE.

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.