Severe Weather

New TORNADO WARNING (Jones)

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
645 PM CDT THU JUL 10 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
JONES COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT.

* AT 643 PM CDT…TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A WALL OR FUNNEL
CLOUD NEAR MONTICELLO…OR 8 MILES NORTH OF ANAMOSA…MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 18 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
MONTICELLO AROUND 650 PM CDT…
LANGWORTHY AROUND 655 PM CDT…
CENTER JUNCTION AND ONSLOW AROUND 715 PM CDT…

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING A WALL CLOUD FOR THE LAST HALF
HOUR.

THIS WARNING REPLACES THE EARLIER TORNADO WARNING FOR HONES AND
DELAWARE COUNTIES.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE IN A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM
OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS.