Severe Weather

New Warning (Cedar, Johnson, Jones and Linn) until 10:30am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
932 AM CDT SUN MAY 29 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CEDAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1030 AM CDT.

* AT 928 AM CDT…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 NORTH LIBERTY…OR 7 MILES NORTH OF UNIVERSITY
OF IOWA…AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
MARION…SOLON…BERTRAM…WEST BRANCH…MOUNT VERNON…LISBON…
SPRINGVILLE…VIOLA…MARTELLE…STONE CITY…ROCHESTER…
MECHANICSVILLE…MORLEY…ANAMOSA…TIPTON…STANWOOD…OLIN…
AMBER…CLARENCE AND CENTER JUNCTION.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 230 AND 269.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 23.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.