Severe Weather

New Warning (Benton, Linn, Buchanan and Delaware) until 8:45pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
745 PM CDT FRI JUL 22 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
BUCHANAN COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT.

* AT 741 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WEST OF JESUP…OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WATERLOO…AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOUNT AUBURN…BRANDON…INDEPENDENCE…URBANA…ROWLEY…WALKER…QUASQUETON…WINTHROP…CENTER POINT…TROY MILLS…MASONVILLE…ALBURNETT…PARIS…COGGON…CENTRAL CITY…RYAN…MANCHESTER…WAUBEEK…PRAIRIEBURG AND DELAWARE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 37 AND 55.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE IMMEDIATELY INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.