Severe Weather

New Warning (Scott) until 4:15pm

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
CENTRAL ROCK ISLAND COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 415 PM CDT.

* AT 315 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 NEAR ANDALUSIA…OR 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ROCK ISLAND…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
ROCK ISLAND AND MILAN AROUND 330 PM CDT…
MOLINE…DAVENPORT AND ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL AROUND 335 PM CDT…
RIVERDALE AND MOLINE AROUND 340 PM CDT…
BETTENDORF…HAMPTON AND EAST MOLINE AROUND 345 PM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

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