THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHWESTERN MAHASKA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA... EASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA... SOUTHWESTERN POWESHIEK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA... * UNTIL 945 PM CDT * AT 909 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF ROCK CREEK LAKE...OR 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF NEWTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO. AT 900 PM A TORNADO WAS REPORTED 5 MILES NORTH OF NEWTON. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... NEWTON...GRINNELL...MONTEZUMA...ROCK CREEK LAKE...IOWA SPEEDWAY... SULLY...KELLOGG...LYNNVILLE...OAKLAND ACRES...SEARSBORO...GRINNELL REGIONAL AIRPORT AND ROCK CREEK STATE PARK. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 167 AND 187. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF IN A MOBILE HOME...A VEHICLE OR OUTDOORS...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS. && LAT...LON 4140 9280 4173 9306 4184 9287 4160 9248 TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 321DEG 22KT 4175 9293 TORNADO...OBSERVED HAIL...
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 02:10:27 +0000
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