Historical Weather, Severe Weather

Historical WX: Washington Tornado 1998 (Part 3)

This is an HISTORICAL POST REGARDING THE WASHINGTON TORNADO 15 YEARS AGO TODAY. THERE IS NO SEVERE WEATHER CURRENTLY IN THE STATE AT THIS TIME.
WFUS1 KMLI 152149
TORMLI
IAC101-152225-

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
448 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 1998

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN QUAD CITIES IA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN IOWA

* UNTIL 525 PM CDT

* AT 448 PM CDT… DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A DEVELOPING TORNADO 22
MILES EAST OF OTTUMWA OR 6 MILES WEST OF PLEASANT PLAIN MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR…
PLEASANT PLAIN AROUND 450 PM CDT

GO TO THE BASEMENT OR A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR!

WEISSER