Severe Weather

New Warning (Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones and Dubuque) until 6:30am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
535 AM CDT MON JUL 11 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CEDAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
CLINTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN DUBUQUE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
JO DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
NORTHWESTERN WHITESIDE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 630 AM CDT.

* AT 533 AM CDT…TRAINED SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CASCADE TO OXFORD JUNCTION TO ROCHESTER…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 17 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANAMOSA TO 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF STANWOOD TO 7 MILES SOUTH OF TIPTON…AND MOVING EAST AT 65 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ONSLOW…WYOMING…BENNETT…LOWDEN…CANTON…MONMOUTH…
TORONTO…LOST NATION…BERNARD…WHEATLAND…NASHVILLE…
CALAMUS…HURSTVILLE…MAQUOKETA…FULTON…ZWINGLE…DELMAR…LA
MOTTE…GRAND MOUND…ANDREW…WELTON…ST. DONATUS…DEWITT…
SPRINGBROOK…MENOMINEE…CHARLOTTE…SPRAGUEVILLE…BELLEVUE…
PRESTON…GALENA…MILES…GREEN ISLAND…COUNCIL HILL…LOW
MOOR…HANOVER…ANDOVER…ELIZABETH…SCALES MOUND…SABULA…
SCHAPVILLE…CLINTON…SAVANNA…WOODBINE…MASSBACH…EAST
CLINTON…APPLE RIVER…ARGO FAY…MOUNT CARROLL…STOCKTON…
WARREN AND NORA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM CAPABLE OF BLOWING DOWN TREES AND POWER POLES. MOVE INDOORS TO A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY.