Severe Weather

New Warning (Dubuque, Jackson and Jones) until 11pm

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN DUBUQUE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.

* AT 948 PM CDT…TRAINED SPOTTERS AND DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR MONTICELLO…OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF ANAMOSA…AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CENTER JUNCTION…CASCADE…ONSLOW…WYOMING…CANTON…MONMOUTH…BERNARD…NASHVILLE…ZWINGLE…HURSTVILLE…FULTON…MAQUOKETA…LA MOTTE AND ANDREW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING.

THIS STORM IS ALSO PRODUCING FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING.