Severe Weather

TORNADO WARNING (Decatur and Ringgold) until 12:15am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1152 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHWESTERN DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT

* AT 1144 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF LAMONI…AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…LAMONI…LAMONI AIRPORT…DAVIS CITY AND PLEASANTON.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 11.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IMMEDIATELY SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT…OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A REINFORCED BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE…IN A MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…SEEK
SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT…FIND THE LOWEST SPOT AVAILABLE AND COVER YOUR HEAD.