Severe Weather

New Warning (Des Moines and Lee) until 10:30pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
936 PM CDT SUN APR 3 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
SOUTH CENTRAL DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
NORTHWESTERN MCDONOUGH COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT.

* AT 934 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM COLUSA TO 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAYLAND…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT MADISON TO 13 MILES WEST OF CANTON…AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DALLAS CITY…WARSAW…HAMILTON…ADRIAN…GULF PORT…CARMAN…FERRIS…BURNSIDE…DISCO…TERRE HAUTE…LA HARPE…CARTHAGE…STRONGHURST…BLANDINSVILLE…RARITAN…WEST POINT…SCIOTA AND BOWEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT MONDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.