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Tornado Warning for SC Lee until 5:45pm

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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTH CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
WESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
SOUTHEASTERN CLARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…

* UNTIL 545 PM CDT

* AT 512 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WARSAW…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD…DEVELOPING TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL
OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR…
HAMILTON AND KEOKUK AROUND 525 PM CDT.
ADRIAN AROUND 545 PM CDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE SANDUSKY AND GALLAND.

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.