Severe Weather

New Warning (Iowa, Johnson, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Van Buren and Washington) until 1:15am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1220 AM CDT SUN AUG 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
CLARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
SCOTLAND COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
HENRY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
KEOKUK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
WESTERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 115 AM CDT.

* AT 1217 AM CDT…TRAINED SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES WEST OF WHAT CHEER TO 14 MILES WEST OF MILTON TO 22 MILES WEST OF MEMPHIS…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 27 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIGOURNEY TO OTTUMWA TO 22 MILES WEST OF MEMPHIS…AND MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DELTA…MARTINSBURG…BATAVIA…HAYESVILLE…ABINGDON…
DOUDS/LEANDO…LIBERTYVILLE…CANTRIL…PACKWOOD…KESWICK…MAHARISHI VEDIC CITY…RUTLEDGE…KEOSAUQUA…FAIRFIELD…BIRMINGHAM…RICHLAND…MILLERSBURG…SOUTH GORIN…HARPER…SOUTH ENGLISH…BENTONSPORT/VERNON…GRANGER…NORTH ENGLISH…STOCKPORT…PLEASANT PLAIN…WYACONDA…BONAPARTE…KINROSS…PARNELL…BRIGHTON…LURAY…LOCKRIDGE…HILLSBORO…ROME…COPPOCK…WELLMAN…WESTWOOD…SALEM…CROTON…WAYLAND…KAHOKA…WASHINGTON…MOUNT PLEASANT…PILOT GROVE…RIVERSIDE…CRAWFORDSVILLE…AINSWORTH…UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS…IOWA CITY…HILLS…WINFIELD…NEW LONDON…MOUNT UNION…LOWELL…WEST POINT…NEW BOSTON…FRANKLIN…ST. FRANCISVILLE…RICHMOND…KALONA…OLDS…ST. PAUL AND DONNELLSON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE IMMEDIATELY INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.