A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 1am Saturday for the following counties in Iowa.
ADAIR ADAMS ALLAMAKEE
APPANOOSE BENTON BLACK HAWK
BOONE BREMER BUCHANAN
BUTLER CASS CEDAR
CERRO GORDO CHICKASAW CLARKE
CLAYTON CLINTON DALLAS
DAVIS DECATUR DELAWARE
DES MOINES DUBUQUE FAYETTE
FLOYD FRANKLIN GRUNDY
GUTHRIE HAMILTON HARDIN
HENRY HOWARD IOWA
JACKSON JASPER JEFFERSON
JOHNSON JONES KEOKUK
LEE LINN LOUISA
LUCAS MADISON MAHASKA
MARION MARSHALL MITCHELL
MONROE MUSCATINE POLK
POWESHIEK RINGGOLD SCOTT
STORY TAMA TAYLOR
UNION VAN BUREN WAPELLO
WARREN WASHINGTON WAYNE
WINNESHIEK WORTH
And this new warning as well.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA
545 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
FREMONT COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
SOUTHERN MILLS COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
PAGE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
* UNTIL 630 PM CDT.
* AT 541 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL…AND
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES
NORTHEAST OF SIDNEY…OR 29 MILES NORTH OF TARKIO…AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 48 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
RIVERTON…FARRAGUT…SHENANDOAH…ESSEX…COIN AND CLARINDA…
THE WARNED AREA INCLUDES INTERSTATE 29 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1
AND 25.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA…PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS…LARGE
HAIL…HEAVY RAIN AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. GET INTO A REINFORCED
BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND GLASS DOORS.
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. TAKE SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR
HOME OR BUSINESS. KEEP AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND GLASS DOORS.
IF YOU IN THE WARNED AREA…SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING.
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE.
LAT…LON 4057 9493 4058 9576 4062 9575 4065 9577
4072 9586 4096 9580 4094 9540 4091 9539
4091 9495 4086 9493 4074 9493 4073 9491
4058 9492
TIME…MOT…LOC 2245Z 295DEG 41KT 4081 9551
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MAYES