THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1015 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES…

IN IOWA
IOWA…JOHNSON…WASHINGTON AND KEOKUK

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
AMANA…CONROY…KALONA…KESWICK…KINROSS…LADORA…
MARENGO…MILLERSBURG…NORTH ENGLISH…OXFORD…PARNELL…
RICHMOND…SOUTH ENGLISH…SWISHER…VICTOR…WELLMAN AND
WILLIAMSBURG

AT 919 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES WEST OF MILLERSBURG…OR ABOUT 16 MILES NORTH OF
SIGOURNEY…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL…AND POSSIBLY SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY
WINDS. RAINFALL MAY FALL AT RATES THAT CREATE MINOR FLOODING IN
URBAN AREAS.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS…STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS…STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.