Severe Weather

New Warning (Des Moines and Lee) until 12:30pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1157 AM CST MON NOV 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTH CENTRAL DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
EAST CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 1230 PM CST.

* AT 1155 AM CST…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 MONTROSE…OR NEAR NAUVOO…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
NIOTA AND FORT MADISON AROUND 1205 PM CST…
COLUSA AROUND 1210 PM CST…
DALLAS CITY AROUND 1215 PM CST…
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DISCO AROUND 1220 PM CST…
CARMAN…TERRE HAUTE…6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GULF PORT AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BURLINGTON AROUND 1225 PM CST…
STRONGHURST AROUND 1230 PM CST…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CST MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.