Severe Weather

New Warning (Howard, Mitchell)

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
725 PM CDT WED JUN 17 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 725 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL…AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ORCHARD…OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OSAGE…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
COUNTY ROADS 17 AND T 72 AND NEW HAVEN AROUND 735 PM…
COUNTY B 17 AND BELL AVENUE AROUND 745 PM…
ELMA AND RICEVILLE AROUND 750 PM…
LYLAHS MARSH COUNTY PARK AROUND 755 PM…
MAPLE LEAF AND SARATOGA AROUND 805 PM…
LOURDES AND HAYDEN PRAIRIE AROUND 810 PM…
DAVIS CORNERS AND SCHLEY AROUND 815 PM…
LIME SPRINGS AROUND 820 PM…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

REMEMBER…SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING.