Severe Weather

New Warning (Cedar, Jones and Linn) until 10pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
859 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN CEDAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

* AT 858 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR ALBURNETT…OR 13 MILES NORTH OF CEDAR RAPIDS…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PARIS…ROBINS…HIAWATHA…CENTRAL CITY…MARION…WAUBEEK…WHITTIER…BERTRAM…VIOLA…SPRINGVILLE…STONE CITY…MOUNT VERNON…MARTELLE…ANAMOSA…LISBON…AMBER AND MORLEY.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 23 AND 35.

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.