Severe Weather

New Warning (Jackson, Jones, Delaware and Dubuque) until 2:45pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
140 PM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHERN DUBUQUE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT.

* AT 138 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH….AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES WEST OF LANGWORTHY…OR 8 MILES NORTH OF
ANAMOSA…AND MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
LANGWORTHY AROUND 145 PM CDT…
MONTICELLO AROUND 150 PM CDT…
CASCADE AROUND 205 PM CDT…
BERNARD AROUND 220 PM CDT…
ZWINGLE AROUND 230 PM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN TREES AND
POWER POLES. MOVE INDOORS TO A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER SUCH AS A BASEMENT
OR INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY.

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

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND
NORTHEAST MISSOURI.