Severe Weather

New Warning (Des Moines and Lee) until 1pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1226 PM CST MON NOV 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
EAST CENTRAL CLARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
SOUTH CENTRAL DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
NORTH CENTRAL HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
SOUTHWESTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 100 PM CST.

* AT 1223 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH…AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR ST. FRANCISVILLE…OR 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF KAHOKA…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
NAUVOO AND MONTROSE AROUND 1235 PM CST…
FORT MADISON AROUND 1240 PM CST…
NIOTA AROUND 1245 PM CST…
DALLAS CITY AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUSA AROUND 1250 PM CST…
BURLINGTON AROUND 100 PM CST…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING.

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