Severe Weather

New Warning (Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones and Linn) until 1:30am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1235 AM CDT MON AUG 9 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN CEDAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN CLINTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
EASTERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
DUBUQUE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT.

* AT 1229 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM COLESBURG TO LISBON…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 15 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANCHESTER TO 8 MILES WEST OF MECHANICSVILLE…AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
AMBER…MECHANICSVILLE…MORLEY AND MONTICELLO AROUND 1240 AM CDT…
OLIN AND HOLY CROSS AROUND 1245 AM CDT…
STANWOOD…CENTER JUNCTION…FARLEY AND CASCADE AROUND 1250 AM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE IMMEDIATELY INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING.