BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1010 PM CDT SUN JUN 19 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT

* AT 1007 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MOUNT AYR…OR 21 MILES WEST OF LAMONI…AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…MOUNT AYR…KELLERTON AND ELLSTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IMMEDIATELY SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT…OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A REINFORCED BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE…IN A MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT…FIND THE LOWEST SPOT AVAILABLE AND COVER YOUR HEAD.

TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT…ACT QUICKLY. TAKE COVER NOW!