BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
HAMILTON COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN STORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
EASTERN WEBSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 215 AM CDT

* AT 126 AM 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 13
MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEBSTER CITY…OR 15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT
DODGE…AND MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
WEBSTER CITY…JEWELL…STORY CITY…STRATFORD…WEBSTER CITY
AIRPORT…STANHOPE…KAMRAR…BLAIRSBURG…RANDALL…ELLSWORTH…
WILLIAMS AND ROLAND.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 122 AND 150.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS…FALLING TREES AND FLYING DEBRIS. MOVE
INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME…
SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING.