Severe Weather

New Warning (Clinton, Scott, Rock Island IL and Whiteside IL) until 1:30am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1227 AM CDT SAT MAY 26 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN CLINTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN SCOTT COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN ROCK ISLAND COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
SOUTHWESTERN WHITESIDE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 130 AM CDT.

* AT 1224 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AROUND 60
MPH…AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY
NEAR DONAHUE…OR 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF DURANT…AND MOVING EAST AT
35 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GRAND
MOUND…ELDRIDGE…LONG GROVE…DEWITT…MCCAUSLAND…PRINCETON…
LOW MOOR…PORT BYRON…CORDOVA…CAMANCHE…CLINTON…ALBANY…
EAST CLINTON AND GARDEN PLAIN.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 282 AND 284.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 88 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 17.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.