Severe Weather

Severe Thunderstorm Warning (Black Hawk and Tama) until 10pm

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
911 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTH CENTRAL BLACK HAWK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
NORTHERN TAMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1000 PM CDT

* AT 908 PM CDT…A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LA PORTE
CITY…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD…QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.

SOURCE…RADAR INDICATED.

IMPACT…HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES AND CROPS IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS…SIDING AND TREES.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM…AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS!

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LAT…LON 4229 9225 4229 9229 4209 9230 4202 9265
4227 9257 4236 9227
TIME…MOT…LOC 0211Z 236DEG 30KT 4234 9225

HAIL…1.00IN
WIND…60MPH

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