THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A SPECIAL
WEATHER STATEMENT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1030 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES…

IN IOWA
DELAWARE…BUCHANAN…JONES AND LINN

INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
AURORA…COGGON…COLESBURG…DELAWARE…DELHI…DUNDEE…
EARLVILLE…GREELEY…INDEPENDENCE…LAMONT…MANCHESTER…
MASONVILLE…ONEIDA…QUASQUETON…ROWLEY…RYAN AND WINTHROP

AT 919 PM CDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
THUNDERSTORM OVER WINTHROP…OR ABOUT 9 MILES EAST OF INDEPENDENCE…
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL…AND POSSIBLY GUSTY WINDS. RAINFALL MAY FALL AT
RATES THAT CREATE MINOR FLOODING IN URBAN AREAS.

INTENSE LIGHTNING IS REPORTED WITH THIS STORM. IF OUTDOORS…STAY
AWAY FROM ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES. MOVE INDOORS IF
POSSIBLE. WHEN INDOORS…STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS AND AVOID
USING TELEPHONES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. TRY TO UNPLUG UNNECESSARY
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE THE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES.