...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST IOWA... AT 423 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL MADISON COUNTY TO NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTY TO EXTREME NORTHEASTERN RINGGOLD COUNTY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. THE STORMS SHOULD IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA SOUTH OF THE DES MOINES METRO AREA THROUGH 530 PM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM AND THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AT ANYTIME. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ONE HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL...WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... TRURO... PATTERSON... ST. MARYS... ST. CHARLES... OSCEOLA... NEW VIRGINIA... MARTENSDALE... BEVINGTON... OSCEOLA AIRPORT... WOODBURN... GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL BRANCHES TO BE BLOWN DOWN...AND LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THESE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 21:26:39 +0000
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