Severe Weather

New Warning (Lee and Van Buren) until 6pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
500 PM CDT SUN APR 4 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHERN CLARK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
SCOTLAND COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT.

* AT 456 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED APPROXIMATELY ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 18 MILES WEST OF MILTON TO 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF MEMPHIS TO 16 MILES WEST OF RUTLEDGE…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF MEMPHIS TO 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF MEMPHIS TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF EDINA…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR…
RUTLEDGE AND MEMPHIS AROUND 515 PM CDT…
MILTON AROUND 520 PM CDT…
CANTRIL AND SOUTH GORIN AROUND 525 PM CDT…
DOUDS/LEANDO…WYACONDA AND GRANGER AROUND 530 PM CDT…
KEOSAUQUA AND LURAY AROUND 535 PM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. MOVE IMMEDIATELY INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.