Severe Weather

New Warning (Fayette) until 12:30am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1141 PM CDT TUE JUL 14 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1230 AM CDT

* AT 1141 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 FAIRBANK…OR 8 MILES WEST OF OELWEIN…MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
WESTGATE AROUND 1150 PM…
OELWEIN AND MAYNARD AROUND 1155 PM…
COUNTY ROADS 3 AND W 33 AROUND MIDNIGHT…
ARLINGTON AND HIGHWAYS 3 AND 187 AROUND 1215 AM…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

STAY OR MOVE INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE CAREFUL OF FALLING TREES…POWER POLES OR LINES…AND LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS THAT MIGHT BECOME AIRBORNE OR DAMAGED.

STAY OR MOVE INDOORS AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BESIDES POSSIBLE ROOF OR CROP DAMAGE…HAIL MAY ALSO DENT VEHICLES OR BREAK WINDSHIELDS IF LEFT UNPROTECTED.