Severe Weather

New Warning (Jackson, Jones, Linn, Delaware, Dubuque) until 7:30pm

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WEST CENTRAL JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN DUBUQUE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 730 PM CDT.

* AT 647 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 60 MPH…AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY NEAR WHITTIER…OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF CEDAR
RAPIDS…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
PRAIRIEBURG…STONE CITY…ANAMOSA…LANGWORTHY…AMBER…
MONTICELLO…HOPKINTON…CENTER JUNCTION…ONSLOW…WORTHINGTON…
DYERSVILLE…CASCADE…MONMOUTH…CANTON AND HURSTVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

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