Severe Weather

New Warning (Appanoose, Davis, Monroe and Wapello) until Midnight

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1104 PM CDT MON JUN 21 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN APPANOOSE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN DAVIS COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHERN WAPELLO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST IOWA…

* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT

* AT 1103 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF BLOOMFIELD…OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OTTUMWA…AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
ELDON…DRAKESVILLE…FLORIS AND AGENCY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

LARGE HAIL CAN CAUSE INJURY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. SEEK SAFETY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER…CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES.