Severe Weather

New Warning (Cedar, Jones and Linn) until 10:45pm

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN CEDAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT.

* AT 940 PM CDT…TRAINED SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR SPRINGVILLE…OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ANAMOSA…AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOUNT VERNON…MARTELLE…LANGWORTHY…MONTICELLO…LISBON…AMBER…MORLEY…MECHANICSVILLE…CENTER JUNCTION…OLIN…ONSLOW…STANWOOD…WYOMING…CLARENCE…TIPTON…OXFORD JUNCTION AND BENNETT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.