Severe Weather

New Warning (Cedar, Johnson and Muscatine) until 3:30pm

BULLETIN – EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL
231 PM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
CEDAR COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHERN MUSCATINE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 330 PM CDT.

* AT 228 PM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH….AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY NEAR IOWA CITY…AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WILLIAMSBURG MOVING EAST.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR…
WILLIAMSBURG…NOW!
SHARON CENTER AROUND 235 PM CDT…
9 MILES NORTH OF WEST LIBERTY AROUND 245 PM CDT…
TIPTON AROUND 300 PM CDT…
BENNETT AROUND 310 PM CDT…
8 MILES SOUTH OF LOWDEN AROUND 320 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 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN IOWA AND NORTHWESTERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI.