Severe Weather

New Warning (Des Moines and Louisa) until 3am

This storm will be out of the state into Illinois long before the expiration time.

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
200 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
MERCER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
NORTHERN DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 300 AM CDT.

* AT 159 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR MEDIAPOLIS…OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF WAPELLO…AND MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MORNING SUN…OAKVILLE…TOOLESBORO…OQUAWKA…NEW BOSTON…KEITHSBURG…JOY…SEATON…LITTLE YORK…ALEDO…BURGESS…SHALE CITY…VIOLA…NORTH HENDERSON…NEW WINDSOR…MATHERVILLE…CABLE AND BODEN.

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.

THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING.