NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE QUAD CITIES IA IL 836 PM CDT SUN JUL 6 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN THE QUAD CITIES HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN BENTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL IOWA... * UNTIL 915 PM CDT * AT 834 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST OF TRAER AND WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO. SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO. 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. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GARRISON AROUND 900 PM CDT. KEYSTONE AROUND 905 PM CDT. VAN HORNE AROUND 910 PM CDT. OTHER LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE BENTON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AND HOEFLE-DULIN AREA PARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. 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, 07 Jul 2014 01:46:46 +0000
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