THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
CLAY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA…

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT

* AT 421 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
TRACKING A CONFIRMED TORNADO NEAR SPENCER. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED
THIS TORNADO MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CLAY COUNTY…
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS DICKENS AND GILLETT GROVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME…A VEHICLE OR
OUTDOORS…MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.