This storm will be across the river into NW Illinois within fifteen-twenty minutes.

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
916 PM CDT WED JUL 27 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
SOUTHERN JO DAVIESS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

* AT 911 PM CDT…DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR WHITTON…OR 15 MILES SOUTH OF GALENA…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD IN NORTHEAST JACKSON COUNTY WITH THIS STORM.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
WHITTON AND HANOVER AROUND 915 PM CDT…
GREEN ISLAND AND REECEVILLE AROUND 920 PM CDT…
MISSISSIPPI PALISADES AROUND 935 PM CDT…
SABULA AROUND 940 PM CDT…
SAVANNA AROUND 945 PM CDT…
CENTER HILL AND WACKER AROUND 955 PM CDT…

THIS WARNING REPLACES THE EARLIER TORNADO WARNING FOR JACKSON COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.