…STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER EAST CENTRAL IOWA…

AT 1211 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 35 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WATERLOO TO 70 MILES SOUTH OF WATERLOO…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 65 MPH.

ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL…WINDS UP TO 50 MPH…OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS…ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
TOLEDO… TAMA… LINCOLN…
GRUNDY CENTER… DEEP RIVER… BROOKLYN…
REINBECK… MORRISON… HOLLAND…
GUERNSEY… VINING… TRAER…
STOUT… HARTWICK… DIKE…

GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN…AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.