Storm is right near the Mississippi River, will be into Illinois in a few minutes.

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
807 PM CDT FRI MAY 8 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN MERCER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS…
SOUTHEASTERN LOUISA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT.

* AT 806 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR KEITHSBURG…OR 12 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALEDO…MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
KEITHSBURG AROUND 810 PM CDT…
OGLE AROUND 815 PM CDT…
BALD BLUFF AROUND 820 PM CDT…
SEATON AROUND 825 PM CDT…
SUNBEAM AROUND 835 PM CDT…
BURGESS…SHAW…ALEXIS AND WOODVALE AROUND 845 PM CDT…

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.

TORNADOES AT NIGHT ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AND ARE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT SATURDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS.