Severe Weather

New Warning (Van Buren) until 10:45pm

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
VAN BUREN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL 1045 PM CDT.

* AT 937 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH…AND PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF MILTON…OR 15 MILES WEST OF KEOSAUQUA…AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
DOUDS/LEANDO AROUND 950 PM CDT…
KEOSAUQUA AND BIRMINGHAM AROUND 1000 PM CDT…
6 MILES NORTH OF BENTONSPORT/VERNON AROUND 1005 PM CDT…
STOCKPORT AND 8 MILES NORTH OF BONAPARTE AROUND 1010 PM CDT…

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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

PLEASE REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER OR DAMAGE TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.