Severe Weather

New Warning (Lee and Van Buren) until 6:15pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
514 PM CDT SAT JUN 4 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CLARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 615 PM CDT.

* AT 513 PM CDT…TRAINED SPOTTERS AND 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 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CROTON…OR 7 MILES NORTH OF
KAHOKA…AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ST.
FRANCISVILLE…WAYLAND…NEW BOSTON…MONTROSE…ALEXANDRIA…
NAUVOO…WARSAW…KEOKUK…HAMILTON…ADRIAN…FERRIS…CARTHAGE…
BURNSIDE…WEST POINT AND BOWEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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