Severe Weather

TORNADO WARNING (Iowa, Johnson, Washington)

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
806 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
SOUTHEASTERN IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTH CENTRAL JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 845 PM CDT.

* AT 806 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO NEAR WELLMAN…OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF WASHINGTON…MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR…
WELLMAN AROUND 815 PM CDT…
AMISH AROUND 830 PM CDT…
KALONA AIRPORT AND WILLIAMSTOWN AROUND 840 PM CDT…
RICHMOND…KALONA…RIVERSIDE AND SHARON CENTER AROUND 845 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHEASTERN IOWA.