Severe Weather

New Warning (Mahaska and Marion) until 4:45am

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
354 AM CDT TUE JUN 14 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN MAHASKA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 445 AM CDT

* AT 351 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF PLEASANTVILLE…OR 21 MILES EAST OF INDIANOLA…AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…KNOXVILLE…PELLA…KNOXVILLE AIRPORT…LAKE RED ROCK…PELLA AIRPORT…HARVEY AND LEIGHTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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