Severe Weather

New Warning (Black Hawk, Grundy, Marshall and Tama) until 6:15am

BULLETIN – IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
527 AM CDT SUN MAR 20 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR…
BLACK HAWK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA…
SOUTHEASTERN GRUNDY COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…
NORTHWESTERN TAMA COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA…

* UNTIL 615 AM CDT

* AT 524 AM CDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CONRAD…OR 11 MILES NORTH OF MARSHALLTOWN…AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE…WATERLOO…REINBECK…HUDSON…CEDAR FALLS…EVANSDALE…GLADBROOK…LINCOLN…MORRISON…WATERLOO AIRPORT…ELK RUN HEIGHTS AND RAYMOND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

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