Forecast, Severe Weather

Warnings in NE Iowa

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
600 PM CDT FRI JUN 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
  FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
  SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
  CHICKASAW COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
  SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 700 PM CDT

* AT 555 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE
  HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE
  ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RICEVILLE TO FLOYD TO RUDD…
  MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 31 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
  FLOYD AROUND 605 PM…
  ELMA AROUND 615 PM…
  CHARLES CITY AROUND 620 PM…
  IONIA AROUND 630 PM…
  NEW HAMPTON AND JERICO AROUND 635 PM…
  NASHUA AROUND 640 PM…
  LAWLER AROUND 650 PM…
  FREDERICKSBURG AROUND 655 PM…

FOR YOUR PROTECTION…MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM THESE STORMS MAY ALSO CAUSE THE PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED FLOODING.

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICE
AND TELL THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT…LON 4337 9281 4342 9263 4314 9208 4291 9209
      4291 9258 4304 9294 4313 9304 4318 9304
TIME…MOT…LOC 2300Z 304DEG 27KT 4328 9258 4319 9265
          4314 9287

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DTJ