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TORNADO WARNING for Appanoose and Wayne

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
647 PM CDT SAT JUL 23 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN APPANOOSE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 644 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS
STORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES NORTH OF SEYMOUR…OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST
OF CENTERVILLE…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
RATHBUN LAKE AND PLANO.

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.