Severe Weather

TORNADO WARNING (Dubuque) until 9:15pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
823 PM CDT THU JUL 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN DUBUQUE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 915 PM CDT.

* AT 819 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR HOLY CROSS…OR 17 MILES WEST OF DUBUQUE…MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
BANKSTON AROUND 825 PM CDT…
COTTAGE HILL…WAUPETON AND LATTNERVILLE AROUND 830 PM CDT…
RICKARDSVILLE…EAST RICKARDSVILLE…FIVE POINTS AND OLD BALLTOWN AROUND 835 PM CDT…
DURANGO AND SHERRILL AROUND 845 PM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

HEAVY RAIN MAY OBSCURE THE APPROACH OF THE TORNADO. TAKE SHELTER NOW!

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWEST ILLINOIS.