Severe Weather

New Warning (Floyd and Mitchell) until 4:30pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
331 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 430 PM CDT

* AT 328 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LYLE TO 10
MILES NORTH OF NORA SPRINGS TO 15 MILES WEST OF NORA SPRINGS…
MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THESE STORMS CAN PRODUCE QUARTER SIZE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
STACYVILLE AROUND 345 PM…
OSAGE AROUND 350 PM…
NORA SPRINGS AROUND 355 PM…
ROCKFORD AROUND 405 PM…
FLOYD AROUND 420 PM…
CHARLES CITY AROUND 430 PM…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS…PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.