This includes the city of Burlington and Fort Madison.
BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
400 PM CDT FRI JUN 19 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
EAST CENTRAL LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 445 PM CDT.

* AT 358 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR FORT MADISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT…OR NEAR FORT MADISON…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
WEVER…AUGUSTA AND SOUTH AUGUSTA AROUND 405 PM CDT…
SPRING GROVE AND LOMAX AROUND 410 PM CDT…
CARTHAGE LAKE…BURLINGTON REGIONAL AIRPORT…HEAPSVILLE AND
BURLINGTON AROUND 415 PM CDT…
GULFPORT AROUND 420 PM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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 FRIDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.