Severe Weather

TORNADO WARNING (Calhoun, Pocahontas and Webster) until 11:15pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1025 PM CDT TUE JUN 22 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR…
NORTHEASTERN CALHOUN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA…
CENTRAL WEBSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT

* AT 1024 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MANSON…OR 20 MILES WEST OF FORT DODGE…AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
FORT DODGE…KNIERIM…BARNUM…CLARE…MOORLAND…FORT DODGE
AIRPORT AND OTHO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IMMEDIATELY SEEK SHELTER IN A BASEMENT…OR IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF A REINFORCED BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF YOU ARE OUTSIDE…IN A MOBILE HOME…OR IN A VEHICLE…SEEK
SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT…FIND THE LOWEST SPOT AVAILABLE AND COVER YOUR HEAD.