Severe Weather

New Warning (8 Counties in NW,WC,C and NC Iowa) until 11:30pm

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1037 PM CDT FRI JUN 25 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CALHOUN COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN EMMET COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA…
HUMBOLDT COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHWESTERN KOSSUTH COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL IOWA…
PALO ALTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA…
POCAHONTAS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN SAC COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA…
WEBSTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT

* AT 1032 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM TERRIL TO 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EAGLE GROVE…AND MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
FORT DODGE…POCAHONTAS…LAURENS…MANSON…ROCKWELL CITY…FORT DODGE AIRPORT…GILMORE CITY…PIONEER…HAVELOCK…CLARE…
LEHIGH…OTHO…BARNUM…MOORLAND…PALMER…CALLENDER…KNIERIM…POMEROY…SOMERS AND VARINA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WINDS…FALLING TREES AND FLYING DEBRIS. MOVE INDOORS AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME…SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED…IMMEDIATELY MOVE TO THE BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM OF A REINFORCED BUILDING.