Severe Weather

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Linn and Buchanan) until 11:15pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1022 PM CDT WED JUL 25 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
WESTERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT.

* AT 1018 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 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 MOUNT AUBURN TO VAN HORNE TO VICTOR…OR ALONG
A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF VINTON TO 11 MILES SOUTH
OF VINTON TO 13 MILES WEST OF MARENGO…AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
BLAIRSTOWN…NEWHALL…LADORA…URBANA…SHELLSBURG…ATKINS…
NORWAY…PALO…WALKER…CENTER POINT…WALFORD…TODDVILLE…
FAIRFAX…HIAWATHA…TROY MILLS…ROBINS…CEDAR RAPIDS…
ALBURNETT…MARION…SWISHER…SHUEYVILLE…PARIS AND ELY.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 11 AND 49.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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