Severe Weather

New Warning (Carroll, Crawford and Sac) until 8:45pm

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
745 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
CRAWFORD COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
WESTERN SAC COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT

* AT 743 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10
MILES WEST OF DANBURY…OR 32 MILES NORTHWEST OF DENISON…AND
MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
DENISON…MANILLA…ODEBOLT…CHARTER OAK…RICKETTS…DOW CITY…
ARION…SCHLESWIG…BUCK GROVE…DENISON AIRPORT…KIRON…
DELOIT…SCHALLER…VAIL…ASPINWALL…EARLY…WESTSIDE…WALL LAKE
AND NEMAHA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IMMEDIATELY GO TO A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM…AWAY FROM WINDOWS. EXTENSIVE DAMAGE AND INJURY ARE
LIKELY. EVACUATE MOBILE HOMES…AND SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED
BUILDING. WIDESPREAD DESTRUCTIVE WINDS CAN PRODUCE DAMAGE AND SERIOUS
INJURY SIMILAR TO A TORNADO.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED
WARNING. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO THE BASEMENT
OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM OF A REINFORCED BUILDING.