Severe Weather

New Warning (Carroll and Greene) until 8:15pm

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
728 PM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
EASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
GREENE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 723 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 5 MILES EAST OF GLIDDEN…OR 38 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT DODGE…AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…JEFFERSON…SCRANTON…CHURDAN…PATON…GRAND JUNCTION…DANA AND RIPPEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME…GET OUT NOW…AND SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING.