BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 235 PM CDT MON JUN 24 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEAST IOWA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA... JOHNSON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA... SOUTHEASTERN LINN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA... * UNTIL 300 PM CDT * AT 233 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF TIFFIN...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. HAZARD...TORNADO. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... IOWA CITY...TIFFIN...CORALVILLE...UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS...OAKDALE... NORTH LIBERTY...LAKE MACBRIDE STATE PARK...SOLON...LISBON...KENT COUNTY PARK...IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...UNIVERSITY OF IOWA... SUGAR BOTTOM CAMP GROUND...WEST OVERLOOK...SANDY BEACH CAMP GROUND...TWIN VIEW HEIGHTS...NEWPORT...ELMIRA...MORSE AND OASIS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 230 AND 253. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 380 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 7. OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE JOHNSON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW. MOVE TO 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.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 19:39:03 +0000
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