Severe Weather

New Warning (Des Moines and Lee) until 5:30pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
436 PM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
SOUTH CENTRAL DES MOINES COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
NORTHERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
SOUTHERN HENDERSON COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT.

* AT 432 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH…AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR NEW BOSTON…OR 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT MADISON…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
FORT MADISON AROUND 450 PM CDT…
NIOTA AROUND 455 PM CDT…
6 MILES NORTHWEST OF COLUSA AROUND 505 PM CDT…
DALLAS CITY AROUND 510 PM CDT…
CARMAN AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF DISCO AROUND 525 PM CDT…
TERRE HAUTE…6 MILES WEST OF STRONGHURST AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GULF PORT AROUND 530 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 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.