Severe Weather

New Warning (Boone, Dallas, Polk, Story)

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
558 PM CDT SUN JUL 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN BOONE COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF DES MOINES…
SOUTHWESTERN STORY COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT.

* AT 555 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL…AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
WOODWARD…OR 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF DES MOINES…AND MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 41 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
MADRID BY 600 PM CDT…
GRANGER…SHELDAHL AND SLATER BY 605 PM CDT…
POLK CITY BY 610 PM CDT…
JOHNSTON AND ALLEMAN BY 615 PM CDT…
ANKENY…SAYLORVILLE AND ELKHART BY 620 PM CDT…

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 123 AND 146.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 104.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 235 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 14.

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU LIVE IN A
MOBILE HOME…SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.