This is north of Des Moines and moving away from the Metro, but more storms remain to the south of the city.

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1250 AM CDT MON JUN 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN STORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT

* AT 1248 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR JOHNSTON…OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF DES MOINES…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

AT 1245 AM PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL WAS WAS REPORTED AT THE WALMART IN GRIMES WITH THIS STORM.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…JOHNSTON…POLK CITY…ANKENY…HUXLEY…SAYLORVILLE LAKE…SAYLORVILLE…ANKENY AIRPORT…SHELDAHL…ALLEMAN…ELKHART AND CAMBRIDGE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 127 AND 137.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 108.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 235 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 4.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO THE BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM OF A REINFORCED BUILDING.