BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
159 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN MAHASKA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
WAPELLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 245 PM CDT

* AT 159 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF EDDYVILLE…OR 9 MILES EAST OF
ALBIA…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD…TORNADO…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.

IMPACT…FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
OTTUMWA…EDDYVILLE…OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL AIRPORT…FREMONT…
AGENCY…BLAKESBURG…KIRKVILLE…CHILLICOTHE AND OSKALOOSA
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR 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.

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LAT…LON 4094 9264 4110 9264 4116 9265 4123 9265
4130 9241 4118 9241 4116 9240 4116 9218
4100 9218
TIME…MOT…LOC 1859Z 239DEG 38KT 4105 9262

TORNADO…RADAR INDICATED
HAIL…1.00IN

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BEERENDS