Severe Weather

New Warning (Jasper and Polk) until 7:15pm

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
637 PM CDT WED JUN 8 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 635 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF BONDURANT…OR 17 MILES WEST OF NEWTON…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…NEWTON…MINGO…BAXTER AND LAMBS GROVE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 155 AND 158.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 90 AND 96.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

LARGE HAIL CAN CAUSE INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. SEEK SAFETY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.