Severe Weather

New Warning (Appanoose, Decatur, Lucas, Monroe, Ringgold, Wapello and Wayne) until 11:30pm

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1044 PM CDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHWESTERN APPANOOSE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
DECATUR COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
LUCAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN WAPELLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
WAYNE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1042 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTH OF CHARITON TO 9
MILES SOUTH OF MOUNT AYR…AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
LAMONI…OTTUMWA…CENTERVILLE…LEON…CHARITON…CORYDON…
ALBIA…SEYMOUR…DECATUR CITY…WILLIAMSON…LE ROY…CHARITON
AIRPORT…DERBY…GARDEN GROVE…LAMONI AIRPORT…HUMESTON…DAVIS
CITY…RUSSELL…LOVILIA AND PLEASANTON.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 17.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A
MOBILE HOME…GET OUT NOW…AND SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED
BUILDING.