Severe Weather

New Warning (Des Moines and Lee) until 12:15am

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
1114 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
NORTHERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT.

* AT 1111 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR FRANKLIN…OR 7 MILES WEST OF FORT MADISON…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
WEST POINT AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST. PAUL AROUND 1120 PM CDT…
DENMARK AROUND 1130 PM CDT…
MIDDLETOWN AND DANVILLE AROUND 1140 PM CDT…
WEST BURLINGTON AND 7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BURLINGTON AROUND 1145 PM CDT…
MEDIAPOLIS AROUND MIDNIGHT CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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