Severe Weather

New Warning (Marion and Warren) until 9:45pm

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
856 PM CDT FRI JUL 23 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
MARION COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 853 PM CDT…EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF INDIANOLA…OR 22 MILES SOUTH OF DES MOINES…AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…
PLEASANTVILLE…KNOXVILLE…PELLA…MILO…LACONA…SANDYVILLE…
MELCHER-DALLAS…KNOXVILLE AIRPORT…LAKE RED ROCK…PELLA
AIRPORT…HARVEY…MARYSVILLE…BUSSEY AND HAMILTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE IN A MOBILE HOME…GET OUT NOW…AND SEEK SHELTER IN A REINFORCED BUILDING.

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.