Severe Weather

New Warning (Adair, Dallas, Guthrie and Madison) until 12:45am

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1157 PM CDT THU JUN 17 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN ADAIR COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST IOWA…
DALLAS COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
EASTERN GUTHRIE COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT

* AT 1157 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 8 MILES WEST OF ADEL…OR 30 MILES WEST OF DES MOINES…AND MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
EARLHAM…PERRY…ADEL…DE SOTO…DALLAS CENTER…WOODWARD…WAUKEE…MINBURN…BOUTON…VAN METER AND GRANGER.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 88 AND 120.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME…GET OUT NOW…AND SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING.