Severe Weather

New Warning (Benton and Iowa) until 5:45pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
444 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT.

* AT 442 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR KEYSTONE…OR 14 MILES
NORTHWEST OF MARENGO…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BLAIRSTOWN…VAN HORNE…NORWAY…GARRISON…NEWHALL…WALFORD…
VINTON…ATKINS…MOUNT AUBURN…SHELLSBURG AND URBANA.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 40 AND 48.