BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
545 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 630 PM CDT

* AT 542 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
ALTOONA…OR 12 MILES EAST OF DES MOINES…AND MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 MPH. THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL ACROSS SOUTHERN DES MOINES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
NEWTON…PRAIRIE CITY…COLFAX…MITCHELLVILLE…VALERIA…MINGO…
BAXTER…LAMBS GROVE AND NEWTON AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 138 AND 173.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 88.

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.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
IN DES MOINES.